Open AccessFall Risk and Utilization of Balance Training for Adults With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Monica L Anderson,
Kelli D. Allen,
Yvonne M. Golightly,
Liubov Arbeeva,
Adam Goode,
Kim M. Huffman,
Todd A. Schwartz,
Collin S Hill
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000213
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , physical therapy , medicine , osteoarthritis , fear of falling , balance training , randomized controlled trial , population , physical medicine and rehabilitation , dynamic balance , falling (accident) , test (biology) , timed up and go test , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency , alternative medicine , paleontology , physics , environmental health , pathology , quantum mechanics , biology
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common disease that hinders activity participation in older adults. Associated symptoms and physiological changes can increase risk of falling in individuals with KOA. Balance training can decrease fall risks in older adults. Limited evidence exists regarding utilization of balance training in physical therapy (PT) for this population. This secondary data analysis investigated the proportion of participants at high risk for falling in the PhysicAl THerapy vs. INternet-based Exercise Training for Patients with Osteoarthritis (PATH-IN) study and the frequency with which balance training was utilized as an intervention in PT.