Unilateral Stance: Focus on Geriatrics (#1305)

Course overview

For therapists with a love and passion for older adults, this course offers one-stop shopping for those interested in pursuing best practices regarding unilateral stance. Age -related declines in neuromuscular function, often augmented by co-morbidities, generate predictable declines in function. As a proxy measure for static standing balance, unilateral stance is an intuitive building block for function and mobility, regardless of age. This Module is designed as a stand-alone course for those specializing in the geriatric population. While all of its foundational content is presented elsewhere (i.e. ULS: A Concise Neuromuscular Marker; ULS: A Concise Neuromuscular Outcome Measure; ULS: A Neuromuscular Exercise), this Module curates it in one convenient location and augments it with information specific to the older population. With over 350 references, this evidence-based compendium updates therapists about unilateral stance kinematics, biomechanics, contributing factors, testing considerations, psychometric properties, Testing Protocol, documentation, reference values, and prognostic value in the older population. Additionally, it spotlights the use of single limb stance as an outcome measure for balance, resistance, and functional training in those over 65 years while also introducing a unilateral stance exercise sequence.