It has been also proven that seniors with deteriorated balance are more likely to experience a fall than seniors with unimpaired postural control, which underlines the importance of balance training among the elderly. However, balance is the foundation of the ability to stand upright and move along, therefore balance training should also have an important role in fall prevention. Especially leg strength training and balance training have been identified as eligible methods to reduce the risk of falls. Higher levels of physical activity reduce the overall morbidity and mortality and the risk of falling between 30% and 50%. There is however still uncertainty in which type of exercise may be the most effective to this purpose. Physical activity has been therefore proven to counteract this phenomenon. Inactivity is meant to be a factor that accelerates the decrease of bodily functions with a negative impact on balance control. In order to prevent further consequences of such events, it is crucial to reduce the risk of falling among this population. Over 30% of people aged 65 or older, which is conventionally the chronological age that defines a person to be elderly, experience on average 1 fall a year. Together with decreased cognitive functions, these impairments lead to a higher risk of falling among the elderly. Reduction in muscle strength and coordination of the lower extremities accompanied by decreased gait assurance and balance control are the result of a physical deterioration in an older body. Aging is associated with a reduction in both physical and cognitive functions of the human body, which also involves the likeliness in the occurrence of age-related diseases. Since the natural process of aging is defined as continuous and irreversible, a high life expectancy does not only entail advantages. An increase in the number of elderly people and a simultaneous decline in the number of younger people is a trending factor worldwide. The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 38(7), 410–417.The age distribution of the world's population stands in a constant change. The timed up and go test for use on an inpatient orthopaedic rehabilitation ward. Test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change on balance and ambulation tests, the 36-item short-form health survey, and the unified Parkinson disease rating scale in people with parkinsonism. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 80(7), 825–828. The timed “up and go” test: Reliability and validity in persons with unilateral lower limb amputation. Schoppen, T., Boonstra, A., Groothoff, J. Test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change scores for the timed “up & go” test, the six-minute walk test, and gait speed in people with alzheimer disease. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 39(2), 142–148. The timed “up & go”: A test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons. Physiotherapy Research International: The Journal for Researchers and Clinicians in Physical Therapy, 6(4), 193–204. Balance assessment in patients with peripheral arthritis: Applicability and reliability of some clinical assessments. M., Bogren, U., Bolin, J., & Stenstrom, C. Timed “up & go” test: Reliability in older people dependent in activities of daily living-focus on cognitive state. Nordin, E., Rosendahl, E., & Lundin-Olsson, L. Prognostic validity of the timed up-and-go test, a modified get-up-and-go test, staff’s global judgement and fall history in evaluating fall risk in residential care facilities. Nordin, E., Lindelof, N., Rosendahl, E., Jensen, J., & Lundin-Olsson, L. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86(8), 1641–1647. The timed up & go test: Its reliability and association with lower-limb impairments and locomotor capacities in people with chronic stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 67(6), 387–389. Balance in elderly patients: The “get-up and go” test. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 37(2), 75–82. Reliability of gait performance tests in men and women with hemiparesis after stroke. M., Downham, D., Patten, C., & Lexell, J. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 29(2), 64.įlansbjer, U., Holmbäck, A. Reference values for the timed up and go test: A descriptive meta-analysis.
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