Reliability and Validity of Ratings of Perceived Difficulty During Performance of Static Standing Balance Exercises.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standardized instruments for measuring the intensity of balance exercises in clinical environments are lacking.

Objective

The objective of this study was to develop a method for quantifying the perceived intensity of standing balance exercises.

Design

A test-retest study design was used, with repeated evaluations within the same visit and between visits 1 week later.

Methods

Sixty-two participants who were healthy and 18 to 85 years old (with a mean age of 55 years [SD = 20 years]; 50% women) were enrolled. On each of 2 visits, they performed 2 sets of 24 randomized static standing exercises consisting of combinations of the following factors: surface, vision, stance, and head movement. Postural sway was measured with an inertial measurement unit, an

SUBMITTER: Alsubaie SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821262 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature