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The Correlation Between Fall Prevention Knowledge and Behavior in Stroke Outpatients

Published on: January 13, 2021

Huang et al studied the fall prevention behavior of 124 patients who were receiving care in an outpatient department after suffering strokes. Patients who demonstrated the most “fall prevention behavior” also […]

Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community: an abridged Cochrane systematic review

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Sherrington et al (2020) systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials of exercise as a means of preventing falls among older, community-dwelling adults. Their results suggest patients benefit from exercise interventions the most when […]

Recipient and instructor perspectives of an adapted exercise-based fall prevention programme for adults aged 50+ years with vision impairment: a qualitative study nested within a randomised controlled trial.

Published on: January 11, 2021

Over three years, Dillon et al (BMJ Open 10, (2020)) documented the experiences of 11 instructors and more than 150 older adults who participated in an exercise-based fall prevention program, […]

Fear of Falling, Lower Extremity Strength, and Physical and Balance Performance in Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus

Published on: November 16, 2020

Vongsirinavarat et al (J Diabetes Res 2020, 8573817 (2020)) compared fear of falling, lower extremity strength, and physical balance performance in participants with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Participants […]

“Stay balanced” – effectiveness of evidence-based balance training for older adults transferred into a physical therapy primary care setting – a pilot study

Published on: October 13, 2020

Palmgren et al (Disability and Rehabilitation 42, 1797–1802 (2020)) enrolled fifteen older adults into the “Stay Balanced” physiotherapy intervention to begin characterizing the program’s clinical utility. The intervention being translated […]

Balance retraining outcomes in a 74-year-old adventitiously deafened adult with bilateral vestibulopathy: a case report

Published on: September 28, 2020

Int Phys Med Rehab J. 2020;5(5):198‒202. International Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Journal Volume 5 Issue 5 – 2020 Steven E. Spinks, Brittany M. Fauble, Richard E. Gans Abstract Inner ear […]

Understanding fall risk factors in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study

Published on: September 8, 2020

Carrasco et al (Int Jl of Older People Nursing 15, e12294 (2020)) studied fall risk factors among 508 community-dwelling older adults, more than 40% of whom had fallen within a […]

Pediatric Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Case Study

Published on: July 13, 2020

Alves & Silva (Pediatric Physical Therapy 31, E14–E19 (2019)) published the case of a 9-year-old girl who arrived at vestibular rehabilitation (VR) with motion sensitivity, frequent headaches, dizziness, and nausea. […]

A multidisciplinary approach for a patient with neck pain & dizziness following a motor vehicle accident: a case report

Published on: June 18, 2020

International Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Journal Volume 5 Issue 3 – 2020 Steven E Spinks, Joseph T Sakumura, Richard E Gans The American Institute of Balance, USA Abstract Following a […]

Association Between Migraine and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Among Adults in South Korea

Published on: June 3, 2020

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(4):307-312. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.4016 Published online January 24, 2019. Sung Kyun Kim, MD; Seok Min Hong, MD, PhD; Il-Seok Park, MD, PhD; Hyo Geun Choi, MD, PhD […]

‘Excess anxiety’ and ‘less anxiety’: both depend on vestibular function

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DOI:10.1097/WCO.0000000000000771 www.co-neurology.com Volume 33 * Number 1 * February 2020 Thomas Brandt and Marianne Dieterich Download Article

Vestibular rehabilitation: advances in peripheral and central vestibular disorders

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DOI:10.1097/WCO.0000000000000632 1350-7540 Copyright© 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. www.co-neurology.com Pamela M. Dunlap, Janene M. Holmberg, and Susan L. Whitney Download Article