Whole-body reaching as a measure of dynamic balance in @entity1 with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity2653 @entity64 @entity1158
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether whole-body reaching (WBR) could be a task with adequate and gradable dynamic balance challenges for @entity64 @entity1 . DESIGN: A total of 23 subjects with @entity1158 , after their first @entity64 , participated in this study. The degree of dynamic balance challenges of WBR was graded by varying the distance to the targets that the subjects had to reach. A foot-pressure measurement system was used to measure the amount of center-of-pressure shift during performance of WBR and sit-to-stand transfer. The @entity2653 ( @entity2653 ) was administered, and the @entity2653 total score was calculated. Static and dynamic @entity2653 subscores were separately calculated to further understanding of the subject performance regarding balance. Paired t tests were used to examine the effects of target distance on center-of-pressure shift. Correlations between measures of center-of-pressure shift during performance of WBR and of sit-to-stand transfer, @entity2653 total score, @entity2653 static subscores, and @entity2653 dynamic subscores and measures of center-of-pressure shift during performance of sit-to-stand transfer were analyzed. RESULTS: Significant effects of distance on three of the variables representing amount of center-of-pressure shift were found (P < 0.05). The correlations between WBR and sit-to-stand transfer were positive and moderate. The correlations between WBR and sit-to-stand transfer were stronger when the subjects were reaching for a closer target than when reaching for a farther target. The correlations between WBR and @entity2653 total score were weak to moderate; the correlations between WBR and three scores of the @entity2653 across target distance were inconsistent; and the correlations were higher when the subjects were reaching for a farther target than when reaching for a closer target. CONCLUSIONS: WBR for targets at different distances imposed graded dynamic balance challenges on @entity64 @entity1 and might be an appropriate dynamic balance measure. However, WBR, as applied in this study, showed limitations in measuring the lateral dynamic stability of @entity64 @entity1 .
