Open AccessPrediction of Functional Limitations in Balance after Tests of Tandem Walking and Standing Balance in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Helen Cohen,
Haleh SangiHaghpeykar,
Susan P. Williams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
southern medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1541-8243
pISSN - 0038-4348
DOI - 10.14423/smj.0000000000001138
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , medicine , balance problems , gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ambulatory , dynamic balance , balance test , physical therapy , vertigo , test (biology) , surgery , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Older adults who may not complain of balance problems may nevertheless be developing subtle balance problems that may affect future functioning. This study sought to determine whether subtle problems could be predicted by standard balance testing.