Fall prevention in the young old using an exoskeleton human body posturize. a randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Walter Verrusio, Vincenzo Marigliano, Maurizio Ripani, Mauro Cacciafesta, G. Troisi, V. Gianturco |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
geriatric assessment self-help devices Poison control gait elderly law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Quality of life Randomized controlled trial male law neurologic examination Numeric Rating Scale Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine humans posture postural balance Balance (ability) exercise therapy business.industry Tinetti test exoskeleton aging Gait fall prevention aged quality of life accidental falls dependent ambulation female treatment outcome Physical therapy Geriatrics and Gerontology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Fall prevention |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| Popis: | Fall risk in elderly has been related with physical decline, low quality of life and reduced survival. To evaluate the impact of exoskeleton human body posturizer (HBP) on the fall risk in the elderly. 150 subjects (mean age 64.85; 79 M/71 F) with mild fall risk were randomized into two groups: 75 for group treated with human body posturizer (HBP group) and 75 for physical training without HBP group (exercise group). The effects of interventions were assessed by differences in tests related to balance and falls. Medically eligible patients were screened with Tinetti balance and Gait evaluation scale, short physical performance battery and numeric pain rating scale to determine fall risk in elderly people. In the HBP group there was a significant improvement in short physical performance battery, Tinetti scale and Pain Numeric rating scale with a significant reduction in fall risk (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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