title: Balance in the elderly.
abstract: Balance dysfunction remains a significant contributing factor for disability in the elderly. A wide variety of surgical, pharmaceutical, medical, and rehabilitation treatment options exists for these patients. The complexity of the balance system, however, often requires a thorough, multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and successful treatment of balance impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
authors.forename: Brittany A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Anne F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ambrose
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome