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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

This cluster of papers focuses on gait analysis, fall risk assessment, and interventions for fall prevention in the elderly population. It covers topics such as gait speed, balance control, physical performance measures, and the impact of various factors on fall risk, including age-related changes, neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease, and muscle strength. The cluster also addresses the reliability and validity of assessment tools and the effectiveness of exercise programs for reducing fall incidence.

85,545 works

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Most cited

  1. The Timed “Up & Go”: A Test of Basic Functional Mobility for Frail Elderly Persons

    Diane Podsiadlo, Sandra Richardson · 1991 · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 14,530 citations

  2. A Short Physical Performance Battery Assessing Lower Extremity Function: Association With Self-Reported Disability and Prediction of Mortality and Nursing Home Admission

    Jack M. Guralnik, E. M. Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Robert J. Glynn · 1994 · Journal of Gerontology · 9,897 citations

  3. Risk Factors for Falls among Elderly Persons Living in the Community

    Mary E. Tinetti, Mark Speechley, Sandra Ginter · 1988 · New England Journal of Medicine · 6,578 citations

  4. Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study.

    Kim Delbaere, Jacqueline Close, Henry Brodaty, Perminder S. Sachdev · 2010 · PubMed · 5,429 citations

  5. Gait Speed and Survival in Older Adults

    Stephanie A. Studenski · 2011 · JAMA · 4,538 citations

  6. 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, Marcel E. Salive · 1995 · New England Journal of Medicine · 4,145 citations

Most recent

  1. Research Progress on Intervention Measures for Fall Prevention among the Elderly

    Sharon R Lewis, Lisa McGarrigle, Ewa Klimek Piskorz · 2026 · Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine · 0 citations

  2. From Static Stability to Dynamic Gait Governance: Differential Effects of Adapted Physical Activity and Tango-Based Therapy on Walking Distance and Plantar Load Redistribution in Parkinson’s Disease

    Raffaella R. R. Marzovillo, Gabriella D’Orsi, Paride Vasco, Giuseppe Cartagena · 2026 · Sports · 0 citations

  3. Improving nurses' compliance with evidence-based falls prevention practices in urology settings: a best practice implementation project.

    Ileana Paula Ionel, Gina Agnes Ciuca, Justin Aurelian, Claudia Elena Dobre · 2026 · PubMed · 0 citations

  4. Human balance as a resonance-governed system: targeted modal attenuation via passive mass coupling

    Alessandro Garofolini, Rezaul Begg · 2026 · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 0 citations

  5. Fall Risk Identification with Innovative Technologies for Aging in Place: A Clinical Needs Assessment Study

    Titilola Yakubu, Nooshin Jafari, Michael Lim, Jamie Lam · 2026 · Canadian Geriatrics Journal · 0 citations

  6. Does Adding Mindfulness to Instability Resistance Training Enhance Dual-Task Mobility and Fall-Related Outcomes in Older Adults with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome? A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Gabriel de Amorim Batista, Vinícius Yan Santos Nascimento, Bruno Remígio Cavalcante, Mateus Santos Silva · 2026 · Canadian Geriatrics Journal · 0 citations

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