Prediction of Balance Perturbations and Falls on Stairs in Older People Using a Biomechanical Profiling Approach: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study - Concepedia

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Prediction of Balance Perturbations and Falls on Stairs in Older People Using a Biomechanical Profiling Approach: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study

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2020

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Thijs Ackermans, Natasha Francksen, Carolyn Lees, Fyllis Papatzika, Adamantios Arampatzis, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Paulo Lisböa, Mark A. Hollands, Thomas D. O’Brien, Constantinos N. Maganaris

The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Abstract

This highlights the potential of the stepping profiling method to predict stair fall risk in older adults against the limited predictability of single-parameter approaches currently used as screening tools.

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