Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 8, Number 10, October 2016, pages 715-720

Computerized Functional Reach Test to Measure Balance Stability in Elderly Patients With Neurological Disorders

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. cFRT: wrist displacement trend and characteristic test values (blue line: horizontal trend; orange line: vertical trend; circles at the beginning and at the end: 0.05 FR; circles in the middle: 0.95 FR (forward and backward)).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Trend of FR and Tinetti scores.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Trends of FR, Tinetti and MMSE scores.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. FR mean values (in cm) in the four groups.

Table

Table 1. Results of the Tests on the 54 Subjects With Neurological Disorders
 
Age (years)MMSE (/30)Tinetti (/28)FR (cm)Velocity (cm/s)Stop time (s)Lowering (cm)
FR: forward reach; SD: standard deviation.
Mean79.625.522.720.74.91.115.5
SD6.13.66.97.72.50.79.5