# Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/balance-gait-and-falls-prevention/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on gait analysis, fall risk assessment, and interventions for fall prevention in the elderly population. It covers topics such as gait speed, balance control, physical performance measures, and the impact of various factors on fall risk, including age-related changes, neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease, and muscle strength. The cluster also addresses the reliability and validity of assessment tools and the effectiveness of exercise programs for reducing fall incidence. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Health Professions |
| OpenAlex ID | t10114 |
| Works | 770 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 770.

- [Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study.](https://scholariq.org/papers/determinants-of-disparities-between-perceived-and-physiological-risk-of-falling/)
- [Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community](https://scholariq.org/papers/interventions-for-preventing-falls-in-older-people-living-in-the-community/)
- [Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/physical-activity-and-public-health-in-older-adults/)
- [Functional Reach: A New Clinical Measure of Balance](https://scholariq.org/papers/functional-reach-a-new-clinical-measure-of-balance/)
- [Exercise Training and Nutritional Supplementation for Physical Frailty in Very Elderly People](https://scholariq.org/papers/exercise-training-and-nutritional-supplementation-for-physical-frailty-in-very/)
- [Motor recovery after stroke: a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/motor-recovery-after-stroke-a-systematic-review/)
- [The role of executive function and attention in gait](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-role-of-executive-function-and-attention-in-gait/)
- [Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/physical-activity-and-public-health-in-older-adults-2/)
- [Gait speed at usual pace as a predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people an International Academy on Nutrition and Aging (IANA) Task Force](https://scholariq.org/papers/gait-speed-at-usual-pace-as-a-predictor-of-adverse-outcomes-in-community/)
- [Risk factors for falls among older adults: A review of the literature](https://scholariq.org/papers/risk-factors-for-falls-among-older-adults-a-review-of-the-literature/)
- [Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/dose-response-associations-between-accelerometry-measured-physical-activity-and/)
- [World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative](https://scholariq.org/papers/world-guidelines-for-falls-prevention-and-management-for-older-adults-a-global/)
- [Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/effect-of-structured-physical-activity-on-prevention-of-major-mobility/)
- [Memantine Treatment in Patients With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer Disease Already Receiving Donepezil](https://scholariq.org/papers/memantine-treatment-in-patients-with-moderate-to-severe-alzheimer-disease/)
- [Effective Exercise for the Prevention of Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/effective-exercise-for-the-prevention-of-falls-a-systematic-review-and-meta/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 349.

- [Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study.](https://scholariq.org/papers/determinants-of-disparities-between-perceived-and-physiological-risk-of-falling/)
- [Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community](https://scholariq.org/papers/interventions-for-preventing-falls-in-older-people-living-in-the-community/)
- [Functional Reach: A New Clinical Measure of Balance](https://scholariq.org/papers/functional-reach-a-new-clinical-measure-of-balance/)
- [The role of executive function and attention in gait](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-role-of-executive-function-and-attention-in-gait/)
- [Gait speed at usual pace as a predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people an International Academy on Nutrition and Aging (IANA) Task Force](https://scholariq.org/papers/gait-speed-at-usual-pace-as-a-predictor-of-adverse-outcomes-in-community/)
- [Risk factors for falls among older adults: A review of the literature](https://scholariq.org/papers/risk-factors-for-falls-among-older-adults-a-review-of-the-literature/)
- [World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative](https://scholariq.org/papers/world-guidelines-for-falls-prevention-and-management-for-older-adults-a-global/)
- [Effective Exercise for the Prevention of Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/effective-exercise-for-the-prevention-of-falls-a-systematic-review-and-meta/)
- [Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community](https://scholariq.org/papers/exercise-for-preventing-falls-in-older-people-living-in-the-community/)
- [Physical Performance Measures in the Clinical Setting](https://scholariq.org/papers/physical-performance-measures-in-the-clinical-setting/)
- [Human movement analysis using stereophotogrammetry](https://scholariq.org/papers/human-movement-analysis-using-stereophotogrammetry/)
- [Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials](https://scholariq.org/papers/interventions-for-the-prevention-of-falls-in-older-adults-systematic-review-and/)
- [Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/exercise-to-prevent-falls-in-older-adults-an-updated-systematic-review-and-meta/)
- [Gait and Cognition: A Complementary Approach to Understanding Brain Function and the Risk of Falling](https://scholariq.org/papers/gait-and-cognition-a-complementary-approach-to-understanding-brain-function-and/)
- [Sit-to-Stand Performance Depends on Sensation, Speed, Balance, and Psychological Status in Addition to Strength in Older People](https://scholariq.org/papers/sit-to-stand-performance-depends-on-sensation-speed-balance-and-psychological/)

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