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41. Full Text Review of Forward-Head Posture and Vestibular Deficits in Older Adults
by Migliarese, Sara and White, Emma
Current Geriatrics Reports, ISSN 2196-7865, 2019, Volume 8, Issue 3, pp. 194 - 201
Fall risk | Elderly | Vestibular deficits | Forward head posture
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42. Full Text Wearable sensor use for assessing standing balance and walking stability in people with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review
by Hubble, Ryan P and Naughton, Geraldine A and Silburn, Peter A and Cole, Michael H
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 04/2015, Volume 10, Issue 4, p. e0123705
Background Postural instability and gait disability threaten the independence and well-being of people with Parkinson's disease and increase the risk of falls... 
OLDER-PEOPLE | FALL RISK | HEAD | GAIT | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | GO TEST | HARMONIC RATIOS | RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL | INERTIAL SENSORS | EXERCISE PROGRAM | STRATEGIES | Walking | Physiology - instrumentation | Parkinson Disease - physiopathology | Humans | Postural Balance | Case studies | Medical research | Usage | Analysis | Medicine, Experimental | Falls (Accidents) | Sensors
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43. Full Text Exercise and rehabilitation delivered through exergames in older adults: An integrative review of technologies, safety and efficacy
by Skjæret, Nina and Nawaz, Ather and Morat, Tobias and Schoene, Daniel and Helbostad, Jorunn Lægdheim and Vereijken, Beatrix
International Journal of Medical Informatics, ISSN 1386-5056, 2015, Volume 85, Issue 1, pp. 1 - 16
Highlights • This study focused on technologies, safety and efficacy of exergames for older adults. • Exergames show good potential as an exercise or... 
Internal Medicine | Other | Aged | Safety | Computer games | Weight-bearing | Physical function | Virtual reality | WII FIT EXERGAMES | MEDICAL INFORMATICS | TRAINING-PROGRAM | DUAL-TASK CONDITIONS | VIRTUAL-REALITY | COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS | IMPROVES DYNAMIC BALANCE | COGNITIVE-MOTOR INTERVENTION | REDUCE FALL RISK | HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES | NINTENDO WII | DAILY PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY | INTERACTIVE VIDEO-GAME | Exercise | Rehabilitation | Humans
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44. Full Text The use of wearable devices for walking and running gait analysis outside of the lab: A systematic review
by Benson, Lauren C and Clermont, Christian A and Bošnjak, Eva and Ferber, Reed
Gait & Posture, ISSN 0966-6362, 06/2018, Volume 63, pp. 124 - 138
Quantitative gait analysis is essential for evaluating walking and running patterns for markers of pathology, injury, or other gait characteristics. It is... 
Running | Walking | Gait | Wearable devices | EVENT DETECTION | VARIABILITY | FALL RISK | SPORT SCIENCES | ORTHOPEDICS | NEUROSCIENCES | Running - physiology | Humans | Wearable Electronic Devices | Female | Male | Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation | Gait - physiology | Walking - physiology | Usage | Analysis
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45. Full Text Validated Fall Risk Assessment Tools for Use with Older Adults: A Systematic Review
by Ruggieri, Marcello and Palmisano, Biagio and Fratocchi, Giancarlo and Santilli, Valter and Mollica, Roberta and Berardi, Anna and Galeoto, Giovanni
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics, ISSN 0270-3181, 10/2018, Volume 36, Issue 4, pp. 331 - 353
Aims: to find and describe, through a systematic review, validated assessment tool that evaluate the fall risk in older adults. Methods: MEDLINE, PEDro,... 
aged | older | validation questionnaire | systematic review | Fall risk assessment | adults
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46. Full Text Use of an Instrumented Timed Up and Go (iTUG) for Fall Risk Classification
by Jackson, Kurt and Sample, Renee and Bigelow, Kimberly
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics, ISSN 0270-3181, 10/2018, Volume 36, Issue 4, pp. 354 - 365
Aim: To determine if an instrumented Timed Up and Go (iTUG) can accurately classify older adult recurrent fallers and non-fallers who are age and sex-matched.... 
Instrumented | sensors | iTUG | classification | Timed Up and Go | fall risk
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47. The last station before fracture: Assessment of falling and loss of balance in elderly
by Koyuncu, G and Tuna, F and Yavuz, S and Kabayel, DD and Koyuncu, M and Ozdemir, H and Sut, N
TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, ISSN 1302-0234, 03/2017, Volume 63, Issue 1, pp. 14 - 22
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the rate of balance disorders and risk of falling in the geriatric population who do not complain of a balance... 
elderly | OLDER-ADULTS | REHABILITATION | Balance | fall risk
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48. Self-selected speed gait training in Parkinson's disease: robot-assisted gait training with virtual reality versus gait training on the ground
by Fundaro, C and Maestri, R and Ferriero, G and Chimento, P and Taveggia, G and Casale, R
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE, ISSN 1973-9087, 08/2019, Volume 55, Issue 4, pp. 456 - 462
BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder causing progressive gait disability. Although robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) using... 
FALL RISK | WALKING | Virtual reality | MOTOR | Parkinson disease | REHABILITATION | Walking speed | Neurologic gait disorders
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49. Full Text PROPOSAL FOR A SYSTEM OF TREES FALL POTENTIAL RISK ASSESSMENT IN URBAN PARKS1
by Conceição, Isaias Jesus and Samolão, Rafael Paiva and Santana, Antônio Cordeiro
Revista Árvore, ISSN 0100-6762, 04/2018, Volume 41, Issue 4
ABSTRACT This study aimed to create a system to assess the potential tree fall risk (SARPQA) and to assess all the trees in the Museum Paraense Emílio Goeldi... 
Tree fall risk | Urban afforestation | Phytosanitary and risk descriptors
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50. Full Text Evaluation of a simple screening tool for ambulant fall prevention
by Knobe, M and Rasche, P and Rentemeister, L and Bliemel, C and Bücking, B and Bollheimer, L.C and Pape, H.-C
Unfallchirurg, ISSN 0177-5537, 11/2018, Volume 121, Issue 11, pp. 901 - 910
Fear of falling | Balance assessment | Fall risk | Fragility fracture | Geriatric trauma
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51. Full Text Bestimmung des sturzrisikos mit tragbaren sensoren: Eine praxisnahe diskussion. Übersicht über die praktischen belange und herausforderungen bei verwendung tragbarer sensoren zur quantifizierung des sturzrisikos für ältere
by Shany, T and Redmond, S.J and Marschollek, M and Lovell, N.H
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, ISSN 0948-6704, 12/2012, Volume 45, Issue 8, pp. 694 - 706
Fall prevention | Fall risk assessment | Wearable sensors | Geriatrics
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52. Full Text Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for elders pilot (LIFE-P) study
by Pahor, Marco and Blair, Steven N and Espeland, Mark and Fielding, Roger and Gill, Thomas M and Guralnik, Jack M and Hadley, Evan C and King, Abby C and Kritchevsky, Stephen B and Maraldi, Cinzia and Miller, Michael E and Newman, Anne B and Rejeski, Walter J and Romashkan, Sergei and Studenski, Stephanie and Church, Timothy and Ashmore, Jamile A and Dubreuil, Judy and Frierson, Georita and Jordan, Alexander N and Morss, Gina and Rodarte, Ruben Q and Wallace, Jason M and Haskell, William L and Pruitt, Leslie A and Abbott-Pilolla, Kari and Fortmann, Stephen and Prosak, Carolyn and Wallace, Kristin and Bolen, Karen and Nelson, Miriam and Kaplan, Robert M and Groessl, Erik J and Perri, Michael and Caudle, Connie and Crump, Lauren and Hayden, Sarah and Holmes, Latonia and Quirin, Crystal and Goodpaster, Bret H and Aiken, Erin K and Anthony, Steve and Glynn, Nancy W and Kadosh, Judith and Kost, Piera and Newman, Mark and Taylor, Christopher A and Vincent, Pam and Brubaker, Peter and Demons, Jamehl and Furberg, Curt and Katula, Jeffrey A and Marsh, Anthony and Nicklas, Barbara J and Williamson, Jeff D and Fries, Rose and Kennedy, Kimberly and Murphy, Karin and Nagaria, Shruti and Wickley-Krupel, Katie and Hsu, Fang-Chi and Babcock Jr, Don P and Costanza, Lorraine and Harvin, Lea N and Kaltenbach, Lisa and Roberson, Wesley A and Rushing, Julia and Rushing, Scott and Walkup, Michael P and Lang, Wei and Life Study Investigators and LIFE Study Investigators and The LIFE Study Investigators [See Appendix for List of LIFE Study Investigators]
Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, ISSN 1079-5006, 2006, Volume 61, Issue 11, pp. 1157 - 1165
Background. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), which includes walking, balance, and chair stands tests, independently predicts mobility disability... 
FALL RISK | MOBILITY | OLDER-ADULTS | SUBSEQUENT DISABILITY | GERONTOLOGY | LOW-INTENSITY EXERCISE | STRENGTH | HEALTH | FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE | KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS | BALANCE | GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY | Disability Evaluation | Geriatric Assessment | Single-Blind Method | Life Style | Follow-Up Studies | Humans | Male | Health Behavior | Activities of Daily Living | Walking | Pilot Projects | Exercise | Health Promotion | Aged, 80 and over | Female | Aged | Health Education | Disability | Exercise for the aged | Research | Health aspects
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53. Full Text Comparison of Simple Versus Performance-Based Fall Prediction Models
: Data From the National Health and Aging Trends Study
by Gadkaree, Shekhar K and Sun, Daniel Q and Huang, Jin and Varadhan, Ravi and Agrawal, Yuri
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, ISSN 2333-7214, 5/2015, Volume 1, p. 233372141558485
Objective: To compare the predictive ability of standard falls prediction models based on physical performance assessments with more parsimonious prediction... 
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54. Validity and Inter-observer Reliability of the TURN 180 Test to Identify Older Adults Who Reported Falls
by Gamerman, Y and Hoshen, M and Cohen, AH and Alter, Z and Hadad, L and Melzer, I
ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, ISSN 1565-1088, 04/2019, Volume 21, Issue 4, pp. 269 - 274
Background: Falls while turning are associated with increased risk of hip fracture in older adults. Reliable and clinically valid methods for turn ability... 
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | FUNCTIONAL REACH | balance | PERFORMANCE | RISK | aging | fall risk | TURN 180 test
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55. Full Text Deterioration of specific aspects of gait during the instrumented 6-min walk test among people with multiple sclerosis
by Shema-Shiratzky, S and Gazit, E and Sun, R and Regev, K and Karni, A and Sosnoff, J J and Herman, T and Mirelman, A and Hausdorff, Jeffrey M
Journal of Neurology, ISSN 0340-5354, 12/2019, Volume 266, Issue 12, pp. 3022 - 3030
Prolonged walking is typically impaired among people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), however, it is unclear what the contributing factors are or how to... 
Neurosciences | Multiple sclerosis | Gait | Fatigue | Fatigability | Neuroradiology | Neurology | Body-fixed-sensor | Medicine & Public Health | Wearables | Accelerometer | Fall risk | Walking disability | Walking | Asymmetry
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56. Full Text Using supervised learning machine algorithm to identify future fallers based on gait patterns: A two-year longitudinal study
by Gillain, Sophie and Boutaayamou, Mohamed and Schwartz, Cedric and Brüls, Olivier and Bruyère, Olivier and Croisier, Jean-Louis and Salmon, Eric and Reginster, Jean-Yves and Garraux, Gaëtan and Petermans, Jean
Experimental Gerontology, ISSN 0531-5565, 11/2019, Volume 127, p. 110730
Given their major health consequences in the elderly, identifying people at risk of fall is a major challenge faced by clinicians. A lot of studies have... 
Supervise machine learning algorithm | Prospective | Fall risk | Older adults | Classification | WALKING | RISK-FACTORS | DATA SET | OLDER-ADULTS | PEOPLE | GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
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57. Full Text Does cochlear implantation influence postural stability in patients with hearing loss?
by Wiszomirska, Ida and Zdrodowska, Agnieszka and Tacikowska, Grażyna and Sosna, Magdalena and Kaczmarczyk, Katarzyna and Skarżyński, Henryk
Gait & Posture, ISSN 0966-6362, 10/2019, Volume 74, pp. 40 - 44
Cochlear implantation (CI) procedure carries the potential risk for vestibular system insult or stimulation with resultant dysfunction due to its proximity to... 
Biodex balance system | Fall risk test | Cochlear implantation | Hearing loss | Deafness | Medical research | Care and treatment | Analysis | Falls (Accidents) | Medicine, Experimental
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58. Full Text Does the Evaluation of Gait Quality During Daily Life Provide Insight Into Fall Risk? A Novel Approach Using 3-Day Accelerometer Recordings
by Weiss, Aner and Brozgol, Marina and Dorfman, Moran and Herman, Talia and Shema, Shirley and Giladi, Nir and Hausdorff, Jeffrey M
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, ISSN 1545-9683, 10/2013, Volume 27, Issue 8, pp. 742 - 752
Background. Many approaches are used to evaluate fall risk. While their properties and performance vary, most reflect performance at a specific moment or are... 
gait | activities of daily living | accelerometer | activity monitoring | mHealth | aging | fall risk | OLDER-ADULTS | PRACTICAL METHOD | VALIDATION | PREVENTION | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | BALANCE | RECURRENT FALLS | PREDICTORS | STEP WIDTH VARIABILITY | REHABILITATION | PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY | PEOPLE | Monitoring, Physiologic | Gait | Risk Assessment | Humans | Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data | Aged, 80 and over | Female | Male | Aged | Accelerometry | Accelerometers | Prevention | Usage | Care and treatment | Analysis | Falls (Accidents) | Aged patients | Diagnosis | Life skills
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