Walking on a Balance Beam as a New Measure of Dynamic Balance to Predict Falls in Older Adults and Patients with Neurological Conditions.
Tibor HortobágyiTomas VetrovskyAzusa UematsuLianne SandersAndréia Abud da Silva CostaRosangela Alice BatistelaRenato MoraesUrs GranacherSzilvia Szabó-KóraBence CsutorásKlaudia SzéphelyiJózsef TollárPublished in: Sports medicine - open (2024)
Balance beam walking is a new but worthwhile measure of dynamic balance to predict falls in the combined population of healthy adults and patients with neurological conditions. Future studies are needed to evaluate the predictive capability of beam walking separately in more homogenous populations. Clinical Trial Registration Number NCT03532984.