balance evaluation

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Introduction

A tool for assessing balance in patients.

ability stand on 1 leg for 10 seconds in mid- to late life associated with diminished all-cause mortality^[3]

↑ Wagner H et al Simply ask them about their balance - Future fracture risk in a nationwide cohort study of twins. Am J Epidemiol 2009 Jan 15; 169:143. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19064648
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↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 George J Mortality Risk Linked With Balance on One Leg One-legged standing test during routine checkups may add useful information about risk of death. MedPage Today June 21, 2022
Araujo CG, de Souza E Silva CG et al Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jun 21:bjsports-2021-105360. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35728834 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/05/15/bjsports-2021-105360