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4 - Sensory and Neuromuscular Risk Factors for Falls

from Part I - Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Falls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2021

By
Stephen R. Lord
Edited by
Stephen R. Lord ,
Catherine Sherrington  and
Vasi Naganathan
Stephen R. Lord
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney
Catherine Sherrington
Affiliation:
Sydney Medical School
Vasi Naganathan
Affiliation:
Concord Hospital
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Summary

Chapter 2 outlined how human balance is dependent on the interactions of multiple sensory, motor, and integrative systems. This chapter focuses on age-related changes in key sensory and motor systems involved in balance control, and the associations between impairments in these systems and falls in older people. Specific topics of review include vision, somatosensory and vestibular acuity, and muscle strength, power, and endurance.

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Falls in Older People
Risk Factors, Strategies for Prevention and Implications for Practice
 , pp. 87 - 104
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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