older adults

Normative Data for the Balance Error Scoring System in Adults.

Normative data for the balance error scoring system in adults.

Rehabil Res Pract. 2013; 2013: 846418
Iverson GL, Koehle MS

Background. The balance error scoring system (BESS) is a brief, easily administered test of static balance. The purpose of… Continue reading

Acute Traumatic Tear of Gluteus Medius and Minimus Tendons in a Patient Without Antecedant Peritrochanteric Hip Pain.

Acute traumatic tear of gluteus medius and minimus tendons in a patient without antecedant peritrochanteric hip pain.

Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2012 Jun; 3(2): 84-8
Stanton MC, Maloney MD, Dehaven KE, Giordano BD

Morphologic similarities between the abductor mechanisms… Continue reading

5 Smiles: Help Keep Depression at Bay.


 

5 Smiles: Help keep depression at bay. – This is my first Video, hopefully one that might help a few people. It includes a strategy I am using to cope with depression and will hopefully encourage ot…

 

Depression… Continue reading

Nutrition Screening of Older People in a Community General Practice, Using the MNA-SF.

Nutrition Screening of Older People in a Community General Practice, Using the MNA-SF.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2013; 17(4): 322-5
Winter J, Flanagan D, McNaughton SA, Nowson C

Background: Objective: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of malnutrition… Continue reading

Inter-Limb Transfer of Ballistic Motor Skill Following Non-Dominant Limb Training in Young and Older Adults.

Inter-limb transfer of ballistic motor skill following non-dominant limb training in young and older adults.

Exp Brain Res. 2013 Mar 28;
Hinder MR, Carroll TJ, Summers JJ

We recently reported considerably less inter-limb transfer in older, compared to young,… Continue reading

[Specific Features of Rehabilitation in Patients With Gluten-Sensitivity Celiac Disease].

[Specific features of rehabilitation in patients with gluten-sensitivity celiac disease].

Ter Arkh. 2013; 85(1): 42-7

To elaborate recommendations for rehabilitation of patients with gluten-sensitivity celiac disease (GCD) on the basis of a long-term follow-up.Eighty-seven patients with GCD were followed… Continue reading

Depressive Symptoms and All-Cause Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study With Time-Varying Covariates.

Depressive Symptoms and All-Cause Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study With Time-Varying Covariates.

Psychosom Med. 2013 Mar 26;
Houle JN

ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in a longitudinal study with… Continue reading

Intake of Game Birds in the UK: Assessment of the Contribution to the Dietary Intake of Lead by Women of Childbearing Age and Children.

Intake of game birds in the UK: assessment of the contribution to the dietary intake of lead by women of childbearing age and children.

Public Health Nutr. 2013 Mar 26; 1-5
Taylor CM, Golding J, Emond AM

OBJECTIVE: Concern has recently been expressed about Pb levels in Pb-shot game meat. Our aim was to determine the consumption of game birds in a representative sample population in the UK, and in children and women of childbearing age in particular. DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional cohort study. Data from 4 d diet diaries from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS; 2008-2010) were extracted to analyse data on game bird consumption in the sample population, in women of childbearing age (15-45 years old) and in children ?6 years old. SETTING: Home-based study in representative areas of the UK. SUBJECTS: Participants in the NDNS (2008-2010; n 2126, age 1·5 to >65 years).… Continue reading

Effect of a Group Intervention to Promote Older Adults’ Adjustment to Driving Cessation on Community Mobility: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Effect of a Group Intervention to Promote Older Adults’ Adjustment to Driving Cessation on Community Mobility: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Gerontologist. 2013 Mar 19;
Liddle J, Haynes M, Pachana NA, Mitchell G, McKenna K, Gustafsson L

Objectives: The UQDRIVE… Continue reading

UHPLC-MS/MS and UHPLC-HRMS Identification of Zolpidem and Zopiclone Main Urinary Metabolites and Method Development for Their Toxicological Determination.

UHPLC-MS/MS and UHPLC-HRMS identification of zolpidem and zopiclone main urinary metabolites and method development for their toxicological determination.

Drug Test Anal. 2013 Mar 19;
Strano Rossi S, Anzillotti L, Castrignanò E, Frison G, Zancanaro F, Chiarotti M

Zolpidem and… Continue reading