Standing Balance and Spatiotemporal Aspects of Gait Are Impaired Upon Nocturnal Awakening in Healthy Late Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Study Objectives: Nocturnal awakenings may constitute a unique risk for falls among older adults. We describe differences in gait and balance between presleep and midsleep testing, and whether changes in the lighting environment during the midsleep testing further affect gait and balance. Methods: T...
Main Authors: | McBean, Amanda L., Najjar, Raymond P., Schuchard, Ronald A., Hall, Courtney D., Wang, Cheng-Ann, Ku, Ban, Furman, Joseph M. |
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Format: | Others |
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2016
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Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/555 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1558&context=etsu-works |
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