How to measure balance in clinical practice. A systematic review of the psychometrics and clinical utility of measures of balance activity for neurological conditions

SF Tyson, LA Connell - Clinical rehabilitation, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To identify psychometrically robust and clinically feasible measurement tools of
balance activity in people with neurological conditions to recommend for use in clinical …

Improving balance skills in patients who had stroke through virtual reality treadmill training

S Yang, WH Hwang, YC Tsai, FK Liu… - American journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of virtual reality (VR) treadmill
training on the balance skills of patients who have had a stroke. Design: A total of 14 …

Dynamic postural control during trunk bending and reaching in healthy adults and stroke patients

JS Chern, CY Lo, CY Wu, CL Chen… - American journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Postural stability is often task-demand-dependent and often impaired in stroke
patients. The purposes of this study were (1) to compare the difference in the center of …

Effects of robot-aided rehabilitation on the ankle joint properties and balance function in stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial

X Zhai, Q Wu, X Li, Q Xu, Y Zhang, S Fan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Stroke survivors with impaired control of the ankle due to stiff plantarflexors
often experience abnormal posture control, which affects balance and locomotion. Forceful …

Effects of an 8-week exercise with Physioball on the correction of thoracic kyphosis, balance and quality of life in addicted men after quitting drugs

A Kazemi, R Mahdavinejad, G Ghasemi… - Journal of research in …, 2013 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: Exercise and physical activity have the potential of improving the health status
and quality of life of addicted people. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of an 8 …

Designing a Farsi text for the assessment of adult voice features and determining its validity and reliability in measuring the fundamental frequency and intensity of …

A Memarian, A Ghorbani, F Torabi Nejad… - Journal of Research in …, 2008 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: The every possible attempt in voice disorders assessment is to gather samples
which represent individuals' actual voice in the daily speech. The researchers have found …

Influence of chronic stroke on functional arm reaching: Quantifying deficits in the ipsilesional upper extremity

S Subramaniam, R Varghese… - … Research and Practice, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to quantify ipsilesional upper extremity (UE) stand‐
reaching performance (kinematics and kinetics) among chronic stroke survivors. Method …

Effects of object use on reaching and postural balance: a comparison of patients with unilateral stroke and healthy controls

K Lin, C Wu, C Chen, J Chern… - American journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Lin Kc, Wu Cy, Chen Cl, Chern Js, Hong Wh: Effects of object use on reaching and
postural balance: a comparison of patients with unilateral stroke and healthy controls. Am J …

Recovery of Posture Stability at Different Foot Placements in Patients Who Underwent Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty: A One‐Year Follow‐Up Study

CJ Chang, NL Lin, MS Lee… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the progression of recovery in postural stability and physical functioning after
patients received the minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (MTHA), we monitor the pain …

The ABLE scale: the development and psychometric properties of an outcome measure for the spinal cord injury population

EM Ardolino, KJ Hutchinson, G Pinto Zipp… - Physical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background A paucity of information exists on the psychometric properties of several
balance outcome measures. With the exception of the Modified Functional Reach Test, none …