TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Relationships between simple toe elevation angle in the standing position and dynamic balance and fall risk among community-dwelling older adults
JO  - PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
A1  - Takatori, Katsuhiko
A1  - Matsumoto, Daisuke
SP  - 1059
EP  - 1063
VL  - 7
IS  - 10
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationships between toe elevation ability in the standing position and dynamic balance and fall risk among community-dwelling older adults. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: General community. PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling older adults (N=287). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Toe elevation angles in the standing position. <br><br>RESULTS: Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of measurements of the toe elevation angle was high (internal coefficient of correlation (ICC (1,2)=0.94 for the former and ICC (2,1)=0.90 for the latter). Significant correlations were found between the toe elevation angle and age (r=-0.20, P<.01), 5 m walking time (r=-0.31, P<.01), Functional Reach Test (r=0.36, P<.01), Timed Up and Go Test (r=-0.36, P<.01), and chair stand test (r=0.26, P<0.01). Subjects who experienced a fall in the previous 6 months had a significantly lower toe elevation angle than those who did not (t=2.19, P<.05 ). Multiple regression analysis revealed that results of the Functional Reach Test (β=.22, P<.001) and Timed Up and Go Test (β=-0.74, P<.001) were significantly associated with the toe elevation angle. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Toe elevation angle was an index of dynamic balance ability and appears to be a simple screening test for fall risk in community-dwelling older adults.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1934-1482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.04.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -