Falls and Balance Recovery

Paper Session Chair(s)

• TH

  Tiffany Hughes, PhD, MPH

  Associate Professor
  Social Work
  Youngstown State University
  Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Chronic Pain and Circumstances of Falls in Community-Living Older Adults
  

  First Author: Yurun Cai, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Does Perturbation-Based Balance Training on Commercial Treadmills Improve Balance Recovery in Older Adults?
  

  First Author: Justin M. Whitten, MS – Montana State University
• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Preventing Falls with Perturbation-Based Balance Training: How Large are the Hip Joint Contact Loads, and Are They Safe?
  

  First Author: David Graham, PhD – Montana State University
• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  The Value of Balance Confidence in Older Adult Fall Risk Assessment
  

  First Author: Tiffany F. Hughes, PhD, MPH – Youngstown State University