the purpose of present study was to determine the effect of different levels of balance task difficulty and visual feedback on balance in elderly women. fourteen healthy elderly women (mean age 57/65 yr) were selected voluntarily. participants were asked to stand still on a stability platform under each of two conditions (with visual feedback and without visual feedback) in three levels of diff...

This paper presents a framework for assessing the fiscal condition index (FCI) and develops a concept to assess fiscal condition of governments and implements it into Iran government as an oil exporting country. The concept consists of four dimensions ­-revenue, expenditure, budget balance, and debt structure-and each dimension has its own indicators. There are seven indicators examined namely ...

Objective and Background: Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems that is associated with impaired balance. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of strengthening and balance on static stability indices in female with knee osteoarthritis. Materials and Methods:  In this randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial, 13 women with knee oste...

abstract background: various types of foot orthoses are prescribed for people with flatfoot. it has been reported that orthoses not only improve the biomechanics of the lower limb, but also have good effects on some balance parameters in these subjects. it is hypothesized that the latter effect is dependent on the rigidity of the orthoses. the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the e...

 Abstract Background: Various types of foot orthoses are prescribed for people with flatfoot. It has been reported that orthoses not only improve the biomechanics of the lower limb, but also have good effects on some balance parameters in these subjects. It is hypothesized that the latter effect is dependent on the rigidity of the orthoses. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the ...

The research of Boolean index sets of graphs is one of the most important graph theories in the graph theory . Boolean index sets of graphs are to use the vertex sets and the edge sets of graphs to study the characteristics of various graphs and their inherent characteristics through corresponding the mapping function to 2 Z . It’s theory can be applied to information engineering, communication...

background knee osteoarthritis (oa) is a common joint disease and several different physiotherapy protocols have been recommended to provide pain relief and improve disability in patients with knee oa. objectives in order to find the effectiveness of local vibration application on knee oa complications, a randomized controlled clinical trial was designed to assess the changes in muscle torque, ...

Any vertex labeling f : V → {0, 1} of the graph G = (V,E) induces a partial edge labeling f ∗ : E → {0, 1} defined by f ∗(uv) = f(u) if and only if f(u) = f(v). The balance index set of G is defined as {|f ∗−1(0)− f ∗−1(1)| ∣∣ |f−1(0) − f−1(1)| ≤ 1}. In this paper, we propose a new and easier approach to find the balance index set of a graph. This new method makes it possible to determine the b...

INTRODUCTION Postural instability is one of the most disabling features of Parkinson's disease. OBJECTIVE To evaluate postural balance in Parkinson's disease. METHODS Thirty patients with Parkinson's disease were compared with controls using Tetrax™ interactive balance system posturography. RESULTS For different positions, patients with Parkinson's disease showed a significantly higher we...