@article{ref1,
title="Age-dependent changes in dynamic standing-balance ability evaluated quantitatively using a stabilometer",
journal="Journal of physical therapy science",
year="2018",
author="Suzuki, Yasuhiro and Yatoh, Shigeru and Suzuki, Hiroaki and Tanabe, Yuuki and Shimizu, Yukiyo and Hada, Yasushi and Shimano, Hitoshi",
volume="30",
number="1",
pages="86-91",
abstract="[Purpose] The efficacy of a stabilometer-based index of postural stability (IPS) as an indicator of dynamic balance ability was investigated. [Subjects and Methods] Using a stabilometer, we calculated the IPS in 583 healthy subjects (178 males, 405 females) under two conditions (open eyes/hard surface, OE/HS; closed eyes/soft surface, CE/SS). [Results] Results revealed a negative relation between IPS and age. IPS (OE/HS) began to decrease at middle-age (40-60 years old), and then decreased more rapidly during elderly ages (>60 years old). On the other hand, IPS (CE/SS) decreased linearly with increasing age. There was no gender difference between the two IPSs. [Conclusion] These results suggest that IPS can evaluate balance ability quantitatively and without a ceiling effect. It was concluded that IPS (OE/HS) indicates comprehensive balance ability, while IPS (CE/SS) reveals balance ability without compensation by visual acuity and plantar superficial sense.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0915-5287",
doi="10.1589/jpts.30.86",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.86"
}