ArticleBMC geriatrics2024
Postural control among older adults with fear of falling and chronic low back pain.
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- Effectiveness of Proprioceptive Training on Postural Stability and Chronic Pain in Older Women with Osteoporosis: A Six-Month Prospective Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The alternation of neural oscillations during dual task standing in older adults with low back pain.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Impact of Visual Input and Kinesiophobia on Postural Control and Quality of Life in Older Adults During One-Leg Standing Tasks.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Translational insights into pain mechanisms and balance impairments in aging: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveAltered Postural control could increase the risk of falling in older adults. Factors such as low back pain and fear of falling can be contributing factors to postural control instability. This study aimed to investigate the effect of chronic low back pain (CLBP) and fear of falling (FOF) on postural control of older adults.
methodForty-one older adults were included (27 LBP and 14 control). Among the participants, 22 people had high FOF, and 19 had low FOF based on Falls efficacy scale cut-off of ≥ 26. For postural control evaluation Center of pressure parameters (COP) of Standard deviation (Sd) of velocity, Sd of amplitude, path length and mean velocity in both Medial-lateral (ML) and Anterior-Posterior (AP) directions were measured. Mixed-model anova with two between group factor (Health status; with and without CLBP, and with high and low FES-I groups) and one within factor postural condition (four conditions with and without vision and Achill tendon vibration) was used.
resultNo significant interaction between groups (health status and FES-I) and group with condition (health status and condition or FES-I and condition) was observed for all COP parameters in both AP and ML direction. There was main effect of FES-I for all COP parameters in ML direction, with greater Sd of velocity, Sd of amplitude, path length and mean velocity in older adults with high FES-I compared to low FES-I in the ML direction.
conclusionHigh levels of FOF influenced static postural control in the ML direction. Therefore, paying attention to the lateral stability of older adults is of great importance.
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