Sensori-motor Function, Gait Patterns and Falls in Community-dwelling Women

Tests of vision, vestibular function, peripheral sensation, strength, reaction time, balance and gait were administered to 183 community-dwelling women aged 22–99 years. Walking speed, stride length and cadence declined with age with corresponding increases in stance duration and percentage of the s...

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Published in:Age and ageing 1996-07, Vol.25 (4), p.292-299
Main Authors: LORD, STEPHEN R., LLOYD, DAVID G., KEUNG LI, SEK
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Adult
Age differences
Aged
Aged women
Aged, 80 and over
Ageing
Aging
Elderly women
Eyes & eyesight
Falls
Female
Gait
Gait - physiology
Geriatric Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Middle Aged
Motor ability
Neurologic Examination
New South Wales - epidemiology
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Psychomotor Disorders - diagnosis
Psychomotor Disorders - epidemiology
Psychomotor Disorders - physiopathology
Reaction time
Risk Factors
Sensori-motor function
Vestibular Diseases - diagnosis
Vestibular Diseases - epidemiology
Vestibular Diseases - physiopathology
Walking
Walking speed
Women
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