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Filter by:To determine if there is any carry over effect of sensation training for the feet, officially called Graded Motor Imagery (GMI), will impact balance and fall risk factors in older individuals. This will be looked at to see if there is a difference in balance and sensation before and right after the training.
Multi-center, comparative, non-significant risk adaptive study with retrospective controls. After providing informed consent and being screened for eligibility, intervention subjects will be prescribed and provided an appropriately sized Tango Belt. The subject must demonstrate a minimum of 64% adherence to the use of the Tango Belt within 14 days of initiation to fully enroll in the study. Upon demonstration of at least minimum adherence, the subject will be provided the Tango Belt to wear continuously for at least 6 months, except during bathing, device charging, and as deemed by clinical staff. The study will investigate the safety and effectiveness of the Tango Belt with the primary and secondary endpoints being taken every 3 months and at the end of the study run time from the electronic medical record. Additionally, ancillary endpoints on adverse events and device performance will be gathered.
Interventional study to show the effects of strength exercise on fall risk in elderly with Alzheimer's disease
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy syndrome (CIPN) causes significant pain in hands and feet and is an adverse effect of treatment. Few non-pharmacological interventions have been tested and individuals experience CIPN symptoms years after treatment. This is the first study to explore a somatic yoga and meditation (SYM) intervention on functional outcomes and quality of life in cancer survivors.
Background: Falls are a problem among the elderly population, it is known that currently about 30% of people over 65 years falls every year. The European Union estimates a cost of € 281 per inhabitant per year and a cost of € 25 billion per year for health care1 which translates into a significant economic impact. The World Health Organization2 argues that it is possible to reduce these costs through prevention and health promotion strategies. For this, it is important to raise awareness, evaluate risk factors and identify and implement intervention programs. Objective: To test the effect of an exercise program on the prevention of risk of fall. Methods: This study, which lasted 4 months, was experimental, prospective. The experimental group (EG) performed an exercise program and the control group (CG) maintained their usual routine. For the measurement and evaluation of the variables under study, were used: sociodemographic data questionnaire, self-efficacy for exercise scale, Portuguese version of the falls efficacy scale (FES), 10m walking speed (WS), Timed Up & Go test (TUG), step test and Hercules® Force Platform (static balance). A significance level of 5% (p ≤ 0.05) was considered for all comparisons.
Middle-aged or older people with fall risk were assessed and invited to a multidisciplinary falls prevention program. This program consisted on an adapted exercise program. Two sessions per week were performed, during 6 weeks supervised by a physiotherapist. At the end of this program, measures of physical condition and of self-efficacy were repeated to determine its related-effect.
Our objective was to determine if an ultrasound guided ACB can preserve quadriceps strength, thus minimizing weakness of knee extension compared with ultrasound guided femoral nerve block. Our primary outcome was the percent of maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) of knee extension preserved at 30 mins after either an ACB or FNB. Secondary outcomes included MVIC of knee extension at 60 min, hip adduction at 30 and 60 mins, and assessment of fall risk with the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) at 30 minutes.