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Clinical feasibility of the Nintendo Wii™ for balance training post-stroke: a phase II randomized controlled trial in an inpatient setting - Bower KJ, Clark RA, McGinley JL, Martin CL, Miller KJ.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility and potential efficacy of the Nintendo Wii™ for balance rehabilitation after stroke.DESIGN:Phase II, single-blind, randomized controlled trial.Setting:Inpatient rehabilitation facility.Subjects:Thirty adul...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 3, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: news
Gait training with real-time augmented toe-ground clearance information decreases tripping risk in older adults and a person with chronic stroke - Begg RK, Tirosh O, Said CM, Sparrow WA, Steinberg N, Levinger P, Galea MP.
Falls risk increases with ageing but is substantially higher in people with stroke. Tripping-related balance loss is the primary cause of falls, and Minimum Toe Clearance (MTC) during walking is closely linked to tripping risk. The aim of this study was to...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Emergency department visits for heat stroke in the United States, 2009 and 2010 - Wu X, Brady JE, Rosenberg H, Li G.
Background: The effect of extreme heat on health has become a growing public health concern due to climate change. We aimed to examine the epidemiological patterns of hospital-based emergency department (ED) visits for heat stroke in the United States.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Test-retest reliability of the GAITRite walkway system for the spatio-temporal gait parameters while dual-tasking in post-stroke patients - Cho KH, Lee HJ, Lee WH.
This study was conducted using a single-group repeated-measures design, involving a b...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Correlations between Berg balance scale and gait speed in individuals with stroke wearing ankle-foot orthoses - a pilot study - Kobayashi T, Leung AK, Akazawa Y, Hutchins SW.
PURPOSE: The Berg balance scale (BBS) is commonly used to assess balancing ability in patients with stroke. The BBS may be a good candidate for clinical assessment prior to orthotic intervention, if it correlates well with outcome measures such as gait spe...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Acute ischemic stroke in a 19 month old following minor head trauma: case report and review of the literature - Garla V, Pino E, Coulon R, Wolfer R.
We describe a nineteen month old patient who developed left hemiparesis and subsequently left facial palsy after a fall. MRI of the brain showed hypodensities in the bas...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 12, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Death caused by heat stroke: case report - Savic S, Pavlekic S, Alempijević D, Dragan J.
INTRODUCTION: Heat stroke is the most dangerous among numerous disorders caused by elevated environmental temperature. It is characterized by an increased body temperature of over 40 degrees C, the dysfunction of the central nervous system and the developm...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 25, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Improvement in balance using a virtual reality-based stepping exercise: a randomized controlled trial involving individuals with chronic stroke - Lloréns R, Gil-Gómez JA, Alcañiz M, Colomer C, Noé E.
OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical effectiveness and the usability of a virtual reality-based intervention compared with conventional physical therapy in the balance recovery of individuals with chronic stroke. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SE...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 25, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: news
Falls and use of assistive devices in stroke patients with hemiparesis: association with balance ability and fall efficacy - Kim O, Kim JH.
This study investigates balance ability and the fall efficacy with regard to the experiences of stroke patients with hemiparesis. METHODS: The experience of falling, the use of assistive devices, and each disease-related characteristic wer...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Feasibility and outcomes of a classical Pilates program on lower extremity strength, posture, balance, gait, and quality of life in someone with impairments due to a stroke - Shea S, Moriello G.
Pilates is a method that can potentially be used for stroke rehabilitation to address impairments in gait, balance, strength, and posture. The purpose of this case report was to document the feasibility of using Pilates and to describe outcomes of a 9-mont...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Do improvements in balance relate to improvements in long-distance walking function after stroke? - Awad LN, Reisman DS, Binder-Macleod SA.
Stroke survivors identify a reduced capacity to walk farther distances as a factor limiting their engagement at home and in community. Previous observational studies have shown that measures of balance ability and balance self-efficacy are strong predictor...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 16, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Impaired reactive stepping among patients ready for discharge from inpatient stroke rehabilitation - Inness EL, Mansfield A, Lakhani B, Bayley M, McIlroy WE.
BACKGROUND & PURPOSE: Individuals with stroke are at increased risk for falls soon after hospital discharge. The ability to react to a balance perturbation, specifically with a rapid step, is critical to maintain balance and prevent falls. The purpose of t...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Selecting measures for balance and mobility to improve assessment and treatment of individuals after stroke - Kegelmeyer DA, Kloos AD, Siles AB.
Assessment of individuals with stroke using reliable and valid outcome measures is a key component of the treatment planning process. Health care professionals may have difficulty selecting balance and mobility measures given the large number of measures t...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 4, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
A cognitive-balance control training paradigm using Wii Fit to reduce fall risk in chronic stroke survivors - Subramaniam S, Wan-Ying Hui-Chan C, Bhatt T.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:: The impaired ability to maintain balance while performing higher-level cognitive tasks (cognitive-motor interference) significantly predisposes stroke survivors to risk of falls. We investigated adherence and intervention-related e...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 11, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Intersegmental coordination of gait after hemorrhagic stroke - Chow JW, Stokic DS.
We compared gait using the planar law of intersegmental coordination between 14 hemorrhagic stroke subjects walking at a self-selected normal speed (56 ± 21 cm/s) and 15 age-matched healthy controls walking at a very slow speed (56 ± 19 cm/s). Sagi...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 20, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
