Coordination Impairments Are Associated With Falling Among Older Adults.

Eric G JamesSuzanne G LeveilleJeffrey M HausdorffBruce BartonSarah CoteMurat KarabulutPhillip ConatserDavid N KennedyKatherine L TuckerSoham Al SnihKyriakos S MarkidesJonathan F Bean

Published in: Experimental aging research (2017)

The results support the hypothesis that impaired gait and rhythmic interlimb ankle coordination are associated with a history of falls in the past year. Prospective longitudinal research is needed to determine the possible direction of causality between falls and impaired coordination.

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