Walking on a Balance Beam as a New Measure of Dynamic Balance to Predict Falls in Older Adults and Patients with Neurological Conditions

• Main Authors: Tibor Hortobágyi (Author), Tomas Vetrovsky (Author), Azusa Uematsu (Author), Lianne Sanders (Author), Andréia Abud da Silva Costa (Author), Rosangela Alice Batistela (Author), Renato Moraes (Author), Urs Granacher (Author), Szilvia Szabó-Kóra (Author), Bence Csutorás (Author), Klaudia Széphelyi (Author), József Tollár (Author)
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• Published: SpringerOpen, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Beam walking is a new test to estimate dynamic balance. We characterized dynamic balance measured by the distance walked on beams of different widths in five age groups of healthy adults (20, 30, 40, 50, 60 years) and individuals with neurological conditions (i.e., Parkinson, mul...