OBJECTIVES The objective was to determine the balance impairments and to compare task oriented versus traditional balance training in fall reduction among diabetic patients. METHODS The randomized control trial with descriptive survey and 196 diabetic patients were recruited to assess balance impairments through purposive sampling technique. Eighteen patients were randomly allocated into two ...

Objectives: In this research we evaluate an individually family-based Dohsa exercise programme of balance in the aged people and its effect on self confidence for performing common daily tasks with less falling could be influenced by training. Methods: From a residential care center, five aged person were participated in this study. They were trained by Dohsa method for six weeks. Two types ...

CONTEXT To ensure that concussed athletes return to play safely, we need better methods of measuring concussion severity and monitoring concussion resolution. OBJECTIVE To develop a dual-task model that assesses postural stability and cognitive processing in concussed athletes. DESIGN Repeated measures study. SETTING University laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS Twenty healthy, ...

Postural sway decreases when participants perform a balance task concurrently with a cognitive task. The present study examined whether this is based on the difficulty of the cognitive task, the difficulty of the balance task, or a combination of both. Participants completed easy and difficult Brooks' spatial and nonsense memory tasks in sitting and standing. Postural sway was measured while th...