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The Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Senior Athletes

Becca Jordre, William Schweinle, Kate Beacom, Vashti Graphenteen, Adam Ladwig

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy · 2012 · 16 citations · 20 references

Abstract

Senior athletes show significantly greater FTSST speed than norms derived from community-dwelling older adults. New normative guidelines are presented to assist the screening of these athletes on this functional performance measure.

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Jack M. Guralnik, E. M. Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci et al. · Journal of Gerontology · 1994 · 9.4K citations

Lower-Extremity Function in Persons over the Age of 70 Years as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability

Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci, Eleanor M. Simonsick et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 4K citations · Full text

Lower Extremity Function and Subsequent Disability: Consistency Across Studies, Predictive Models, and Value of Gait Speed Alone Compared With the Short Physical Performance Battery

Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci, Carl F. Pieper et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2000 · 2.9K citations · Full text

Sit-to-Stand Performance Depends on Sensation, Speed, Balance, and Psychological Status in Addition to Strength in Older People

Stephen R. Lord, Sophie Murray, Karen E. Chapman et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2002 · 999 citations

Clinical Measurement of Sit-to-Stand Performance in People With Balance Disorders: Validity of Data for the Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test

Susan L. Whitney, Diane M. Wrisley, Gregory F. Marchetti et al. · Physical Therapy · 2005 · 795 citations