Associations between measures of balance and lower-extremity muscle strength/power in healthy individuals across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta …

T Muehlbauer, A Gollhofer, U Granacher - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background It has frequently been reported that balance and lower-extremity muscle
strength/power are associated with sports-related and everyday activities. Knowledge about …

Balance disorders in the elderly

DL Sturnieks, R St George, SR Lord - Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Good balance is an imperative skill for daily life that requires the complex integration of
sensory information regarding the position of the body relative to the surroundings and the …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship of proprioception, cutaneous sensitivity, and muscle strength with the balance control among older adults

Q Song, X Zhang, M Mao, W Sun, C Zhang… - Journal of sport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Balance impairment is one of the strongest risk factors for falls. Proprioception,
cutaneous sensitivity, and muscle strength are 3 important contributors to balance control in …

Integration of balance and strength training into daily life activity to reduce rate of falls in older people (the LiFE study): randomised parallel trial

L Clemson, MAF Singh, A Bundy, RG Cumming… - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
Objectives To determine whether a lifestyle integrated approach to balance and strength
training is effective in reducing the rate of falls in older, high risk people living at home …

Foot and ankle risk factors for falls in older people: a prospective study

HB Menz, ME Morris, SR Lord - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background. Foot problems are common in older people and are associated with impaired
balance and functional ability. Few prospective studies, however, have been undertaken to …

Recruitment of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles with increasing postural demand

LA Kelly, S Kuitunen, S Racinais, AG Cresswell - Clinical biomechanics, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the difference in activation patterns
of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles during two quiet standing tasks with increasing postural …

The population prevalence of foot and ankle pain in middle and old age: a systematic review

MJ Thomas, E Roddy, W Zhang, HB Menz, MT Hannan… - Pain, 2011 - Elsevier
A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based epidemiological studies was
undertaken to determine the prevalence of foot and ankle pain in middle and old age …

Foot and ankle strength, range of motion, posture, and deformity are associated with balance and functional ability in older adults

MJ Spink, MR Fotoohabadi, E Wee, KD Hill… - Archives of physical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Spink MJ, Fotoohabadi MR, Wee E, Hill KD, Lord SR, Menz HB. Foot and ankle strength,
range of motion, posture, and deformity are associated with balance and functional ability in …

Prevalence and correlates of foot pain in a population-based study: the North West Adelaide health study

CL Hill, TK Gill, HB Menz, AW Taylor - Journal of foot and ankle research, 2008 - Springer
Background Few population-based studies have examined the prevalence of foot pain in the
general community. The aims of this study were therefore to determine the prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with hallux valgus in a population-based study of older women and men: the MOBILIZE Boston Study

USDT Nguyen, HJ Hillstrom, W Li, AB Dufour… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine potential risk factors for hallux valgus in community-dwelling
elders. METHOD: Data from 600 MOBILIZE Boston Study participants (386 women and 214 …