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Balance control in hemiparetic stroke patients: Main tools for evaluation
(JOURNAL REHAB RES & DEV, 2008)
Balance problems in hemiparetic patients after stroke can be caused by different impairments in the physiological systems involved in Postural control, including sensory afferents, movement strategies, biomechanical ...
Analytic network process and balanced scorecard applied to the performance evaluation of public health systems
(2015-01-01)
The performance of public health systems is an issue of great concern. After all, to assure people’s quality of life, public health systems need different kinds of resources. Balanced Scorecard provides a multi-dimensional ...
Evaluating the center of gravity of dislocations in soccer players with and without reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using a balance platform
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2009)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the dislocation of the center of gravity and postural balance in sedentary and recreational soccer players with and withoutanterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction ...
How to evaluate the postural balance in a more efficient and less expensive way?
(2018-01-01)
The assessment of postural control is important for the diagnosis and monitoring of balance disorder. Although there are qualitative and quantitative tools (Centre of pressure - CoP) for this evaluation. Some of them show ...
Effects of Square-Stepping Exercise on balance and depressive symptoms in older adults
(2014-01-01)
The aim of this study was analyze the effects of Square-Stepping Exercise (SSE) on depressive symptoms, balance and functional mobility in older adults. Participants were distributed into two groups: Trained Group (TG), ...
Pelvic floor muscle training and postural balance in elderly women: An exploratory single arm trial
(2022-01-01)
Introduction: To investigate the influence of a training of mobility, gait speed and postural balance of pelvic floor muscles (PFM). Methods: A single-arm clinical trial study was approved and registered at the Brazilian ...
Levodopa effect upon functional balance of Parkinson's disease patients
(Elsevier B.V., 2004-10-01)
Objective. the aim of this study was to evaluate functional balance in PD patients taking levodopa during their 'on' and 'off' phases.Design. We evaluated 23 PD patients who were manifesting fluctuations of levodopa effect. ...
Equilíbrio em indivíduos com acidente vascular encefálico: Clínica Escola de Fisioterapia da Uniararas
(2009-10-09)
Objective. To describe balance of stroke patients in the UNIA-RARAS Physical Therapy clinic school evaluating the correlation with age and time of lesion. Method. It was an observational study with 22 subjects, both genders, ...
Effects of social anxiety on static and dynamic balance task assessment in older women
(2021-05-01)
Background: Social anxiety caused by the presence of an evaluator can impair balance performance in older women. However, it is unknown whether co-performing balance tasks with a partner mitigates this effect. Research ...
Physical therapy intervention through virtual reality in individuals with balance disability: A case study
(2015-01-01)
Balance is an ability found in most of the human activities and it is essential under a functioning view. When balance is impaired due to any brain injury, several tools may be used for its treatment. One of them is virtual ...