Filters: Date: "2010-05-18" Collection: ir_uspace
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Dycus, Tiffany M; Parker, Marcus Gerald | Maintaining balance through fitness fun | The risk for falls increases dramatically with age. Approximately 25% - 35% of people over the age of 65 years experiences one or more falls each year (Shumway-Cook, 1997). The Berg Balance Test has been shown to have moderately good sensitivity, and high specificity, and therefore is a good pred... | Trapeze Interactive Poster | 2010-05-18 |
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Hargroder, Jessica Lynn; Pham, Ann Xuan | Preventing falls in the elderly | Exercise programs have been found to reduce falls in the elderly. In a study published in 2009, only 8 weeks of exercise training 3 times/week (including calistinics, muscle power, body balance, and walking training ) decreased the incidence of falls in the elderly population by 12% (Iwamoto, et al... | Trapeze Interactive Poster | 2010-05-18 |
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