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Effects of Whole Body Vibration on the Elderly
Published in Redha Taiar, Christiano Bittencourt Machado, Xavier Chiementin, Mario Bernardo-Filho, Whole Body Vibrations, 2019
Maíra Florentino Pessoa, Helga C. Muniz de Souza, Helen K. Bastos Fuzari, Patrícia E. M. Marinho, Armèle Dornelas de Andrade
Vibratory stimuli favour gait coordination by improving balance and proprioception, with a positive effect on the Tinetti Test (Bruyere et al., 2005) and significant improvement in postural control evaluated by the Sensory Organization Test, which measures the ability to respond to visual, vestibular and proprioceptive information to maintain balance (ISO 2631-1, 1997). In 2011, Bogaerts et al. noticed that WBV training concomitant with calcium and vitamin D supplementation was more effective than supplementation alone, increasing walking speed by 10% and improving oscillation speed. Although these increases only occurred in relation to the baseline values, they have clinical relevance since they are important protective factors for falls. When compared to the group that only received supplementation, vibration generated an 18% reduction in the risk of falls in these elderly individuals.
Age-Related Physiological Changes Influencing Work Ability
Published in Joanna Bugajska, Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska, Tomasz Kostka, Individual and Occupational Determinants, 2020
The balance and gait scale is a more complex tool (Tinetti test, POMA – Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment). The final assessment is based on scores obtained from two components: balance and gait. The maximal score for balance is 16 points, whether the maximal score for the gait is 12 points. The overall maximum value is 28 points. The result below 26 points indicates a problem, under 19 points the risk of falls of the patient rises 5 times (Tinetti 1988).
Validation of the ambient TUG chair with light barriers and force sensors in a clinical trial
Published in Assistive Technology, 2020
Sebastian Fudickar, Jörn Kiselev, Thomas Frenken, Sandra Wegel, Slavica Dimitrowska, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Andreas Hein
At both visits, the TUG and the aTUG were performed twice in a simultaneous measurement. Additional measurements consisted of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) (Berg, Maki, Williams, Holliday, & Wood-Dauphinee, 1992), the Tinetti Test (1986), measurements of comfortable gait speed using the GAITRite system (Bilney, Morris, & Webster, 2003), and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale (Powell & Myers, 1995). Sociodemographic variables and present chronic conditions were documented. Please note that the results of these additional assessments are not reported here but will be the subject of future publications. All assessments were performed according to a standardized protocol. At the start of the TUG, participants sat in the aTUG chair with their arms placed on the armrests. On a command, participants stood up, walked a distance of 3 m to a mark on the floor, turned around, and walked back to the chair and sat down again. Participants were instructed to walk at their comfortable walking pace while performing the TUG, and they had one training lap before the actual measurements began.