Postural Control in Young People with Visual Impairments and Various Risks of Falls

• Published in: Journal of visual impairment & blindness Vol. 111; no. 3; pp. 261 - 270
• Main Authors: Sadowska, Dorota, Stemplewski, Rafał, Szeklicki, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2017; Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; American Foundation for the Blind
• Subjects: Accidents; Age; At Risk Persons; Blindness; Children & youth; Comparative Analysis; Falls; Falls (Accidents); Foreign Countries; Health aspects; Hemophilia; Hip joint; Human Posture; Instructional Effectiveness; Measurement Techniques; Older Adults; Older people; Parkinson's disease; Physiological aspects; Posture; Risk; Risk Assessment; Risk factors; Statistical Analysis; Test Results; Vision; Visual Acuity; Visual impairment; Visual Impairments; Visually disabled persons; Visually Impaired Mobility; Young Adults; Poland

Introduction Early diagnosis of postural control deficiencies facilitates implementation of an individual rehabilitation plan to prevent falls. The aim of the study was to assess the risk of falling in individuals with visual impairments, and to compare performance-based and theoretical limits of st...