Systematic review: the effectiveness of interventions to reduce falls and improve balance in adults with multiple sclerosis

H Gunn, S Markevics, B Haas, J Marsden… - Archives of physical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in reducing falls and/or improving
balance as a falls risk in multiple sclerosis (MS). Data Sources Computer-based and manual …

Effects of home-based occupational therapy telerehabilitation via smartphone for outpatients after hip fracture surgery: a feasibility randomised controlled study

CTL Li, GKN Hung, KNK Fong… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction This study aimed to investigate the effects of a home-based occupational
therapy telerehabilitation (TR) via smartphone in enhancing functional and motor …

Effect of home‐based telerehabilitation on the postoperative rehabilitation outcome of hip fracture in the aging population

YY Zhang, YG Zhang, Z Li, SH Li… - Orthopaedic Surgery, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the effects of home‐based telerehabilitation based on the Internet‐
based rehabilitation management system on hip function, activities of daily living and …

Effects of balance vestibular rehabilitation therapy in elderly with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomized controlled trial

KMOBF Ribeiro, RVM Freitas… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To evaluate short-term effects of balance Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
on balance, dizziness symptoms and quality of life of the elderly with chronic Benign …

Can we predict the risk of falls in elderly patients with instability?

A Soto-Varela, A Faraldo-García, M Rossi-Izquierdo… - Auris Nasus …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study is to determine whether clinical and instrumental examination
of balance can predict the risk of falls in elderly patients with instability. Methods Study …

Vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients with postural instability: reducing the number of falls—a randomized clinical trial

M Rossi-Izquierdo, P Gayoso-Diz… - Aging clinical and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Our previous study had shown the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation (VR)
in improving balance in elderly patients, assessed immediately afterwards. Aims The main …

Proprioceptive activities to postural balance of the elderly-systematic review

A Drummond, CCSC Paz, RL Menezes - Fisioterapia em movimento, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Proprioceptive activities are commonly described for control of the postural
balance of the elderly in order to avoid falls. But, there is no consensus on which ones can …

The Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale: reliability and validity in Spanish patients with vestibular disorders

A Montilla-Ibáñez, A Martínez-Amat… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To examine the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Activities-
specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC-S), and its ability to discriminate between patients …

[PDF][PDF] Role of balance ability and confidence in prosthetic use for mobility of people with lower-limb loss

CK Wong, SA Benoy, RT Rahal… - Journal of …, 2014 - rehab.research.va.gov
For people with lower-limb loss, impaired balance is common and limits prosthetic function
within the community. This cross-sectional study (1) analyzed relationships among …

Strategies to reduce the risk of falling: Cohort study analysis with 1-year follow-up in community dwelling older adults

JN Morris, EP Howard, K Steel, K Berg, A Tchalla… - BMC geriatrics, 2016 - Springer
Background According to the CDC, falls rank among the leading causes of accidental death
in the United States, resulting in significant health care costs annually. In this paper we …