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Book The Influence of Vision on Balance

Download or read book The Influence of Vision on Balance written by Sarah Lowe and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative

Download or read book Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.

Book The Influence of Skill and Vision of Dynamic Balance

Download or read book The Influence of Skill and Vision of Dynamic Balance written by Shannon Dora Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Foundations of Orientation and Mobility

Download or read book Foundations of Orientation and Mobility written by William R. Wiener and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2010 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, the classic professional reference and textbook has been completely revised and expanded to two volumes by the most knowledgeable experts in the field. The new third edition includes both the latest research in O&M and expanded information on practice and teaching strategies. Volume 1, History and Theory, includes the bases of O&M knowledge, including perception, orientation, low vision, audition, kinesiology, psychosocial issues, and learning theories, as well as chapters on technology, dog guides, orientation aids, and environmental accessibility. A section on the profession of O&M includes its international history; administration, assessment and program planning; and a chapter on research in O&M. No O&M student or professional can afford to be without this essential resource.

Book Effect of Sound and Vision on Balance Performance

Download or read book Effect of Sound and Vision on Balance Performance written by Ratchanoke Raungrojvichai and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Relationship Between Vision and Balance in Static and Dynamic Manners

Download or read book Relationship Between Vision and Balance in Static and Dynamic Manners written by Kar Ho Siong and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results: Project 1 found that only 16.5% older adults' distance acuity in the better eye was worse than 6/18, which was mainly due to cataract. Compared to the Caucasian normative database, our population had "moderate" fall-risk because of the relatively larger body sway in our balance measurements. Despite the moderately high fall-risk scores, the incidence of one plus falls in the 6-month and 1-year follow-up period was only 9.6% and 17% respectively. Participants with poor distance acuity had poorer quadriceps, slower hand reaction time and poorer balance function, while the relationships were significant. In Project 2, significant main effects of target's moving speed, body locomotion and age were found on visual function. However, impacts of these 3 factors on visual function were independent, without significant interactive effect. Project 3 showed significant age-related decline in vision (static and dynamic) and dynamic balance functions. Similar to Project 1, significant relationship was found between vision and balance functions, however the relationship was stronger when both vision and balance functions were measured in dynamic status. In Project 4, no significant difference in visual (static and dynamic vision) and gait performance (in terms of head angle and required time to complete each walking cycle in the task) was found in SVL and PAL wearing. However, participants wearing the PAL required significantly longer time to stabilize and had larger body sway area (with significantly more sway along the lateral direction) after negotiating one-step down. In Project 5, no significant improvement in vision was found in both control and training groups. For balance measure, significant post-training effect was found in the postural sway along medio-lateral (M-L) and anterio-posterior (A-P) displacements when the participants fixated targets at random position or tracked a moving target. This suggested that action video-game training could potentially improve older adults' balance function in some aspects. Conclusion:Despite relatively lower prevalence of falls in Hong Kong Chinese (~17%), they had moderate fall risk score compared to Caucasian populations. Vision was one of the factors affecting balance function in a positive correlation, in particular the dynamic natures of these measures. Wearing progressive addition spectacles did not result in significant deterioration in gait function, but significantly impaired na© ̄ve wearers' balance performance. Hence, it was important to educate new wearers about this potential fall risk due to the visual disturbance induced by this type of spectacles. The significant association between age-related decline in dynamic visual and balance functions suggested that intervention for improving visual function might also result in improving balance performance. Results from our pilot study provided some preliminary evidence to support this hypothesis, where action video game training might enhance older adults' balance function. A large-scale study was required to confirm the effect of intervention.

Book Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson   s Disease

Download or read book Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson s Disease written by Martina Mancini and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-09-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Management presents the most updated information on a variety of topics. Sections help clinicians evaluate the types of balance control issues, dynamic balance dysfunction during turning, and the effects of medication, deep brain stimulation, and rehabilitation intervention on balance control. This book is the first to review the four main postural control systems and how they are affected, including balance during quiet stance, reactive postural adjustments to external perturbations, anticipatory postural adjustments in preparation for voluntary movements, and dynamic balance control during walking and turning. In addition, the book's authors summarize the effects of levodopa, deep brain stimulation, and rehabilitation intervention for each balance domain. This book is recommended for anyone interested in how and why balance control is affected by PD. Provides the first comprehensive review of research to date on balance dysfunctions in Parkinson's disease Discusses how to translate current neuroscience research into practice regarding neural control of balance Provides evidence on the effects of current interventions on balance control

Book Low Vision Rehabilitation

Download or read book Low Vision Rehabilitation written by Mitchell Scheiman and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2007 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an emerging model in which occupational therapists practice as part of a team of vision rehabilitation professionals serving adults with low vision. Occupational therapists offer a unique contribution to the vision rehabilitation team, with a focus on meaningful occupational goals, the incorporation of occupation into therapy, and the orchestration of environmental, social, and non-visual personal factors into a treatment plan. The authors have developed a practical and straightforward text outlining an evaluation approach to interventions that focus on recovering occupational performance in adults.

Book Effects of Vision  Vestibulopathy and Proprioception Deficits on Standing Balance

Download or read book Effects of Vision Vestibulopathy and Proprioception Deficits on Standing Balance written by Redha Bahman Dashti and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Art and Visual Perception  Second Edition

Download or read book Art and Visual Perception Second Edition written by Rudolf Arnheim and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-11-08 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 50-year-old classic, which was revised and expanded in 1974. Explains how the eye organizes visual material according to psychological laws.

Book A History of Balance  1250 1375

Download or read book A History of Balance 1250 1375 written by Joel Kaye and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a groundbreaking history of balance, exploring how a new model of equilibrium emerged during the medieval period.

Book Conn s Translational Neuroscience

Download or read book Conn s Translational Neuroscience written by P. Michael Conn and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conn’s Translational Neuroscience provides a comprehensive overview reflecting the depth and breadth of the field of translational neuroscience, with input from a distinguished panel of basic and clinical investigators. Progress has continued in understanding the brain at the molecular, anatomic, and physiological levels in the years following the 'Decade of the Brain,' with the results providing insight into the underlying basis of many neurological disease processes. This book alternates scientific and clinical chapters that explain the basic science underlying neurological processes and then relates that science to the understanding of neurological disorders and their treatment. Chapters cover disorders of the spinal cord, neuronal migration, the autonomic nervous system, the limbic system, ocular motility, and the basal ganglia, as well as demyelinating disorders, stroke, dementia and abnormalities of cognition, congenital chromosomal and genetic abnormalities, Parkinson's disease, nerve trauma, peripheral neuropathy, aphasias, sleep disorders, and myasthenia gravis. In addition to concise summaries of the most recent biochemical, physiological, anatomical, and behavioral advances, the chapters summarize current findings on neuronal gene expression and protein synthesis at the molecular level. Authoritative and comprehensive, Conn’s Translational Neuroscience provides a fully up-to-date and readily accessible guide to brain functions at the cellular and molecular level, as well as a clear demonstration of their emerging diagnostic and therapeutic importance. Provides a fully up-to-date and readily accessible guide to brain functions at the cellular and molecular level, while also clearly demonstrating their emerging diagnostic and therapeutic importance Features contributions from leading global basic and clinical investigators in the field Provides a great resource for researchers and practitioners interested in the basic science underlying neurological processes Relates and translates the current science to the understanding of neurological disorders and their treatment

Book A Fine Balance

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  • Author : Rohinton Mistry
  • Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
  • Release : 2010-10-29
  • ISBN : 1551991381
  • Pages : 834 pages

Download or read book A Fine Balance written by Rohinton Mistry and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry’s stunning internationally acclaimed bestseller, is set in mid-1970s India. It tells the story of four unlikely people whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil soon after the government declares a “State of Internal Emergency.” Through days of bleakness and hope, their circumstances – and their fates – become inextricably linked in ways no one could have foreseen. Mistry’s prose is alive with enduring images and a cast of unforgettable characters. Written with compassion, humour, and insight, A Fine Balance is a vivid, richly textured, and powerful novel written by one of the most gifted writers of our time.

Book Visual Control of Locomotion

Download or read book Visual Control of Locomotion written by Jurgen Konczak and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: