Turning difficulty is a sign of balance instability and may be indicative of elevated fall risk. Features extracted from the 90° turn suggest that this turn type is the most unstable type of turn in older adults with compromised balance control. Since the 90° turn is also the most common type of turn executed during activities of daily living, we recommend targeting movement strategies specific to 90° turning during therapeutic intervention. Specific neuro-rehabilitation strategies to improve/optimize turning ability in individuals with compromised stability may significantly contribute to fall-risk reduction. The adoption of quantitative tools for the assessment and monitoring of turning quality is advisable.
The improvement of turning ability is a key objective for fall-risk reduction in individuals with impaired dynamic stability / Leach, Julia Marshall; Mellone, Sabato; Palumbo, Pierpaolo; Chiari, Lorenzo. - ELETTRONICO. - 21:(2019), pp. 291-294. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation tenutosi a Pisa, Italy nel 16-20 Ottobre 2018) [10.1007/978-3-030-01845-0_59].
The improvement of turning ability is a key objective for fall-risk reduction in individuals with impaired dynamic stability
Leach, Julia Marshall;Mellone, Sabato;Palumbo, Pierpaolo;Chiari, Lorenzo
2019
Abstract
Turning difficulty is a sign of balance instability and may be indicative of elevated fall risk. Features extracted from the 90° turn suggest that this turn type is the most unstable type of turn in older adults with compromised balance control. Since the 90° turn is also the most common type of turn executed during activities of daily living, we recommend targeting movement strategies specific to 90° turning during therapeutic intervention. Specific neuro-rehabilitation strategies to improve/optimize turning ability in individuals with compromised stability may significantly contribute to fall-risk reduction. The adoption of quantitative tools for the assessment and monitoring of turning quality is advisable.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
