title: Evaluation of balance in fallers and non-fallers elderly.
abstract: Falls present a substantial health problem among the elderly population. Approximately one-third of community-dwelling people over 65 years of age will experience one or more each year.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate balance between fallers and non-fallers elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical study.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 30 subjects older than 65 years of age. 15 subjects had a history of falls within a year (Group I) and 15 subjects had no history of falls (Group II). The scores of Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP); Sensory Organization Test (SOT), Limits of Stability (LOS), Rhytmic Weight Shift (RWS) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) findings gathered from the individuals from Group I and Group II, were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SOT 3, 6, composite, BBS scores and left-right on-axis velocity score of RWS test of the Group I were found to be significantly lower the Group II (p < 0.05). A positive correlation between the SOT 3, 5, composite and BBS scores of Group I and the SOT 4, 5, 6, composite and BBS scores of Group II is determined (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CDP and BBS scores in fallers were found to be significantly lower as compared to the non-fallers elderly.
authors.affiliation: Numune Training and Research Hospital, Center of Hearing, Speech and Vestibular Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment, Ankara, Turkey. 　banumujdeci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Müjdeci
authors.forename: Songul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atas
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*