Balance Abilities of Community Dwelling Older Adults Under Altered Visual and Support Surface Conditions

Alhanti, Brian; Bruder, Lori A.; Creese, Wendy; Golden, Rebecca L.; Gregory, Camilla; Newton, Roberta A.

doi:10.1080/j148v15n01_03

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“…As expected, we found that standing on foam resulted in reach distances that were lower than TFR. These findings are in agreement with previous research that has shown decrements in postural control when standing balance is assessed on foam as compared to a firm surface [20‐22]. What we did not expect was that, for both balance confidence groups, the context involving foam and an object present (OPFRF) resulted in reach distances that exceeded TFR.…”

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The Effect of Balance Confidence and Context on Functional Reach Ability in Healthy Older Adults

Norris

Medley

2011

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The results of this study highlight the beneficial effect of an external target on balance performance, even with the added challenge of an unstable surface. These findings suggest that although balance performance is greater for persons with HBC, the same pattern of reaching ability in differing FR contexts is found regardless of whether balance confidence is high or low. The clinical utility of these findings pertain to the importance of the use of task objects during FR balance assessment to determine an individual's balance capacity. Future research is needed to assess the effectiveness of context-oriented reaching tasks in balance training programs.

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The Effect of Balance Confidence and Context on Functional Reach Ability in Healthy Older Adults

Norris

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2011

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“…This particular balance test is based on the original Romberg test (Romberg 1853) and was also included as a component of the Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (Shumway-Cook & Horak 1986). Some individuals with vestibular loss lose their balance when attempting this test (Cohen et al 1993;Alhanti et al 1997;Cohen et al 2014a). However, not all investigations of the FOEC test have demonstrated a relationship with vestibular function in older adults (Lord et al 1991;Jacobson et al 2011).…”

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“…Increased sway when standing on a foam cushion with eyes closed may be due to reduced vestibular function or reduced proprioception (Isableu & Vuillerme 2006;Anson et al 2017). The ability to stand on FOEC depends on intact sensory reweighting ability to prevent loss of balance since head motion in space may be incongruent with ankle motion because of the foam cushion (Choy et al 2003;Cohen et al 1993;Alhanti et al 1997). Age related proprioceptive or vestibular impairment could reduce sensory redundancy and make sensory reweighting more difficult via reduced or less accurate sensory signals (Horak & Hlavacka 2001;Horak et al 1990;Ko et al 2015;Deshpande et al 2016).…”

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Failure on the Foam Eyes Closed Test of Standing Balance Associated With Reduced Semicircular Canal Function in Healthy Older Adults

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“…This suggests cyclists use a more tightly regulated postural control strategy that may relate to higher stability [21]. Given the role of vision in postural control [22][23][24] it is likely that removal of visual input increased center of pressure variability in eyes closed trials to the extent that significant differences could no longer be detected between cycling and non-cycling groups.…”

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Physical activity, balance, and bicycling in older adults

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King

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Falls are a critical public health issue among older adults. One notable factor contributing to falls in older adults is a deterioration of the structures supporting balance and overall balance control. Preliminary evidence suggests older adults who ride a bicycle have better balance than those who do not. Cycling may be an effective intervention to prevent falls among older adults. This study aims to objectively measure the relationship between bicycling, physical activity, and balance for older adults. Older adult cyclists (n=19) and non-cyclists (n=27) were recruited to (1) complete a survey that assessed demographics; (2) wear an accelerometer for 3 weeks to objectively assess physical activity; and (3) complete balance-related tasks on force platforms. Mann-Whitney U-tests were performed to understand differences in balance and physical activity between cyclists and non-cyclists. Cyclists are significantly more physically than non-cyclists (U = 102.00, p = .015; U = 81.00, p=.002). Cyclists had less sway velocity in eyes open conditions than non-cyclists (U = 360.00, p=.009), indicating a more tightly regulated postural control strategy that may relate to higher stability in cyclists. Task duration among cyclists in single-leg stand was longer than non-cyclists (left leg: p<.001 and right leg: p<.005) indicating increased postural stability. This study demonstrates the possible implications for cycling on balance and reducing fall risk.

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Balance Abilities of Community Dwelling Older Adults Under Altered Visual and Support Surface Conditions

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

The Effect of Balance Confidence and Context on Functional Reach Ability in Healthy Older Adults

The Effect of Balance Confidence and Context on Functional Reach Ability in Healthy Older Adults

Failure on the Foam Eyes Closed Test of Standing Balance Associated With Reduced Semicircular Canal Function in Healthy Older Adults

Physical activity, balance, and bicycling in older adults

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