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The Importance of Lower Body Strength as We Age
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The Importance of Lower Body Strength as We Age
Originally published August 2022. Updated August 2024. As we age, maintaining lower body strength becomes crucial for overall health and well-being. Proactive fall prevention for..
5 Times Sit-to-Stand: A Predictor for Fall Risk
The five-times sit-to-stand test (5XSTS) is a standardized geriatric tool developed to assess specific sit-to-stand transfers and lower extremity strength. It has the potential to..
4 Ways AI is the Future of Hospitals
(This article was originally published at HealthIT Outcomes.)
VirtuSense Named as a Tech Company to Watch by BuiltIn Chicago
BuiltIn Chicago released its "Summer Tech Watch: 30 Chicago Companies to Know," and VirtuSense made the list! "The Chicago-based companies featured here are unique in many ways,..
Clinical Significance of the TUG Assessment
TUG or Timed Up and Go is a standardized screening tool designed to measure the mobility and fall risk of older adults. It was originally introduced as the “get up and go” in 1986..
Gait Analysis: Why is Step Length Important?
In part one, we defined cadence and gait speed and how they impact falls. While these two variables have a high impact on fall risk, there are other variables that can be assessed..
Gait Quality: Reaching Functional Independence in Older Adults
Ever wonder why elderly people tend to fall more? How can a person's mobility impact their quality of life? As physical therapists, these are questions we try to answer for our..
The Lifecycle of Senior Living: An Ecosystem of Care
With VSTAlert’s new senior living functionality, VirtuSense has created fall prevention that extends to all stages of senior care. By blending the long-term effects of VSTBalance..
VSTAlert Features Tools to Manage Your Team
Having clear communication and collaboration with your team is vital for successful fall prevention in Senior Living, but it is challenging to keep teams aligned across different..
Changing Fall Prevention in Senior Living
Historically, fall prevention has been managed through risk reduction, reviewing past falls in team huddles, and putting more pressure on care teams to be everywhere at once. But..
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