RT Book, Section
A1 Kloos, Anne D.
A1 Givens, Deborah L.
A2 Kisner, Carolyn
A2 Colby, Lynn Allen
SR Print(0)
ID 1134928108
T1 Exercise for Impaired Balance
T2 Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 6e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803625747
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1134928108
RD 2024/04/19
AB Loss  of  balance  and  falling  are  problems  that  affect  individuals  with  a  wide  range  of  diagnoses.  Physical  therapists  commonly  evaluate  balance  and  use  balance  training/exercises  as  either  primary  or  secondary  interventions  for  patients  undergoing  many  types  of  rehabilitation  programs.  Because  of  the  importance  of  balance  assessment  and  treatment  in  clinical  practice,  The  Guide  to  Physical  Therapist  Practice5  has  designated  an  entire  preferred  practice  pattern  (pattern  5A)  to  primary  prevention/risk  reduction  for  loss  of  balance  and  falling.  The  purpose  of  this  chapter  is  to  present  an  overview  of  key  background  terms  and  concepts  related  to  balance,  how  balance  control  is  normally  achieved  in  humans  for  a  variety  of  conditions,  possible  causes  of  balance  impairments,  and  evidence-based  assessments  and  interventions  for  enhancing  all  aspects  of  an  individual's  balance  control.