Functional reach test: Movement strategies in diabetic subjects

• Published in: Gait & posture Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 501 - 505
• Main Authors: Maranesi, Elvira, Ghetti, Giacomo, Rabini, Rosa Anna, Fioretti, Sandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Accidental Falls; Aged; Ageing; Arm - physiology; Balance; Biomechanical Phenomena; Case-Control Studies; Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology; Diabetic Neuropathies - physiopathology; Female; Functional reach; Hip - physiology; Humans; Kinematics; Male; Middle Aged; Motor strategies; Movement - physiology; Orthopedics; Postural Balance - physiology; Principal Component Analysis; Risk Assessment; Torso - physiology; Functional reach; Motor strategies; Balance; Ageing; Kinematics

•Execution modalities of the functional reach (FR) test have been analysed.•Diabetics with and without neuropathy have been analysed during the FR.•Kinematic analysis is useful for subjects’ detection at risk of postural instability. Functional reach (FR) is a clinical measure, defined as the maximu...