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    Fall Risk Assessment and Effectiveness of Home Based Exercise on Balance and Functional Mobility among Malaysian Adult Aged 50 years and above

    Ashari A 2017.pdf (6.072Mb)
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    Open access
    Authors
    Ashari, Asmidawati
    Date
    2017
    Supervisor
    Prof. Keith Hill
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Health Sciences
    School
    School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53061
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    Falls prevention research and practice are in there infancy in developing countries such as Malaysia. This research evaluated falls and falls-risk factors among community-dwelling Malaysians aged >50 years. An important risk factor identified, with little previous research, was turning impairment. A randomized trial found improved balance/mobility outcomes for Malaysians aged >50 who had turning impairment. These outcomes provide useful local data to inform future falls prevention activity in Malaysia and other developing countries in Asia.

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