Concordance and discordance between measured and perceived balance and the effect on gait speed and falls following stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: Discordance existed between perceived and measured balance in one-third of individuals at two and 12 months post-stroke. Perceived balance impacted gait speed but not fall incidence. PMID: 25810426 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25810426?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - March 25, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Liphart J, Gallichio J, Tilson JK, Pei Q, Wu SS, Duncan PW Tags: Clin Rehabil Source Type: research

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