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  An Investigation of the Predictors of Comfortable and Fast Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

  Alison Mantel PT, DPT,Ashleigh Trapuzzano BS,Sara Chizmar BS,Lauren Haffke BS,Nicole Dawson PT, PhD

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  Attitudes About Cognitive Screening: A Survey of Home Care Physical Therapists

  Jean D. Miles PT, DPT,William H. Staples PT, DHS, DPT,Daniel J. Lee PT, DPT

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  Balance and Functional Outcomes for Older Community-Dwelling Adults Who Practice Tai Chi and Those Who Do Not: A Comparative Study

  Deborah Bubela PT, PhD,Laddie Sacharko MA,Judy Chan PT, DPT,Maegen Brady PT, DPT

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  Cognitive Function and Falls in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  Jennifer Blackwood PT, PhD

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  Effect of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Motor Cortex on Elbow Flexor Muscle Strength in the Very Old

  Kentaro Oki PhD,Leatha A. Clark DPT, MS,Shinichi Amano PhD,Brian C. Clark PhD

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  Effect of Community-Based Group Exercise Interventions on Standing Balance and Strength in Independent Living Older Adults

  Bader A. Alqahtani PT, PhD,Patrick J. Sparto PT, PhD,Susan L. Whitney DPT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA,Susan L. Greenspan MD,Subashan Perera PhD,Jessie VanSwearingen PT, PhD, FAPTA,Jennifer S. Brach PT, PhD

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  Examining the Effects of an Otago-Based Home Exercise Program on Falls and Fall Risks in an Assisted Living Facility

  Morris Beato PT, DPT,Nicole Dawson PT, PhD,Lana Svien PT, PhD,Tracy Wharton PhD, LCSW

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  Four Months of Wearing a Balance Orthotic Improves Measures of Balance and Mobility Among a Cohort of Community-Living Older Adults

  Sean Noah BA,Cynthia Gibson-Horn PT, BS,Jennifer L. Vincenzo PT, PhD

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  Investigating the Relationship of the Functional Gait Assessment to Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait and Quality of Life in Individuals With Stroke

  Richard Price PT, BPhty (Hons),Nancy Low Choy PT, PhD

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  Item Distribution in the Berg Balance Scale: A Problem for Use With Community-Living Older Adults

  Han Chen MD, PhD,Susan S. Smith PT, PhD

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  Minimal Detectable Change in Dual-Task Cost for Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Impairment

  Dawn M. Venema PT, PhD,Haley Hansen PT, DPT,Robin High MBA, MA,Troy Goetsch PT, DPT,Ka-Chun Siu PhD

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  Normative Values of Knee Extensor Isokinetic Strength for Older Women and Implications for Physical Function

  Juscelia Cristina Pereira MSc,Silvia Gonçalves Ricci Neri MSc,Baruch Vainshelboim PhD,André Bonadias Gadelha PhD,Martim Bottaro PhD,Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira PhD,Ricardo M. Lima PhD

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  Objectively Assessed Physical Activity in the Oldest Old Persons With Coronary Artery Disease

  Stefanie Strauch PT, MSc,Maria Hagströmer PT, PhD,Maria Bäck PT, PhD

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  Pain Provocation and the Energy Cost of Walking: A Matched Comparison Study of Older Adults With and Without Chronic Low Back Pain With Radiculopathy

  Peter C. Coyle DPT, PhD,Jenifer M. Pugliese DPT,J. Megan Sions DPT, PhD,Mark S. Eskander MD,Jennifer A. Schrack PhD,Gregory E. Hicks PT, PhD

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  Performance of Different Timed Up and Go Subtasks in Frailty Syndrome

  Juliana Hotta Ansai PhD,Ana Claudia Silva Farche MD,Paulo Giusti Rossi MD,Larissa Pires de Andrade PhD,Theresa Helissa Nakagawa PhD,Anielle Cristhine de Medeiros Takahashi PhD

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  Phase Angle Is Moderately Associated With Muscle Quality and Functional Capacity, Independent of Age and Body Composition in Older Women

  Crisieli M. Tomeleri PhD,Edilaine F. Cavalcante MSc,Melissa Antunes MSc,Hellen C. G. Nabuco MSc,Mariana F. de Souza PhD,Denilson C. Teixeira PhD,Luis A. Gobbo PhD,Analiza M. Silva PhD,Edilson S. Cyrino PhD

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  Physical and Cognitive Functions, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

  Rachel E. Bollaert PhD,Robert W. Motl PhD

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  Predictors of Improvement in Physical Function in Older Adults in an Evidence-Based Physical Activity Program (EnhanceFitness)

  Sarah Fishleder PhD,Miruna Petrescu-Prahova PhD,Jeffrey R. Harris MD,Brian Leroux PhD,Kimberly Bennett PhD,Christian D. Helfrich PhD,Marlana Kohn MPH,Peggy Hannon PhD

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  Relationships Between Body Mass Index and Static and Dynamic Balance in Active and Inactive Older Adults

  José M. Cancela Carral PhD,Carlos Ayán PhD,Lea Sturzinger MS,Gema Gonzalez

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  Reliability and Validity of Seated Hip Extensor Strength Measurement by Handheld Dynamometer in Older Adults

  Toshiaki Seko PT, MS,Mitsuru Mori MD, PhD,Hirofumi Ohnishi MD, PhD,Nobuaki Himuro PT, PhD,Yui Takahashi PT,Tsuneo Kumamoto PT, PhD,Toshikazu Ito PT, PhD

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  Reliability, Validity, and Ability to Identity Fall Status of the Berg Balance Scale, Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest in Older Adults Who Live in Nursing Homes

  Larissa Alamino Pereira Viveiro PT,Gisele Cristine Vieira Gomes PT,Jéssica Maria Ribeiro Bacha PT, MSc,Nelson Carvas Junior PE, MSc,Marina Esteves Kallas MD,Muriel Reis MD,Wilson Jacob Filho MD, PhD,José Eduardo Pompeu PT, PhD

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  Social Participation Determines Quality of Life Among Urban-Dwelling Older Adults With Stroke in a Developing Country

  Hui-Ting Goh PT, PhD,Maw-Pin Tan MD,Mazlina Mazlan MD, MRM,Lydia Abdul-Latif MD, MRM,Pathmawati Subramaniam RN, PhD

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  The 3-m Backwards Walk and Retrospective Falls: Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Clinical Measure

  Valerie Carter DPT,Tarang Jain PT, PhD,Jodi James DPT,Mark Cornwall PT, PhD,Anne Aldrich DPT,Hendrik D. de Heer PhD

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  The Applicability of a High-Intensity Functional Exercise Program Among Older People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes

  Anna Sondell PT,Erik Rosendahl PhD,Yngve Gustafson PhD,Nina Lindelöf PhD,Håkan Littbrand PhD

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  The High Precision of Functional and Neuromuscular Measures to Classify Sarcopenia in Older Women

  Ryan M. Miller MS,Eduardo D. S. Freitas MS,Aaron D. Heishman MEd,Brandon L. Stone MS,Michael G. Bemben PhD

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  Validity and Responsiveness to Change of the 30-Second Chair-Stand Test in Older Adults Admitted to an Emergency Department

  Inge Hansen Bruun PT, MR,Christian B. Mogensen MD, PhD,Birgitte Nørgaard PhD,Berit Schiøttz-Christensen MD, PhD,Thomas Maribo PT, PhD

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  Water Immersion Affects Episodic Memory and Postural Control in Healthy Older Adults

  Eadric Bressel PhD,Talin J. Louder PhD,Adam C. Raikes PhD,Sushma Alphonsa MS,Anastasia Kyvelidou PhD