Relationship between balance performance and musculoskeletal pain in lower body comparison healthy middle aged and older adults

• Published in: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 109 - 119
• Main Authors: Yagci, Nesrin, Cavlak, Ugur, Aslan, Ummuhan Bas, Akdag, Beyza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.07.2007
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - physiology; Ankle Joint; Arthralgia - physiopathology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Elderly people; Fall history; Female; Functional reach test; Hip Joint; Humans; Internal Medicine; Knee Joint; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Middle-aged adults; Pain; Pain Measurement; Postural Balance - physiology; Reference Values; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Elderly people; Functional reach test; Pain; Middle-aged adults; Fall history

The purpose of this study was to determine relationship between balance performance and pain in lower body among healthy adults. Two hundred and forty volunteer subjects (125 middle aged and 115 elderly people) aged 50 years and above participated. The average age was 61.52 ± 8.22 years (range 50–75...