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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Four Square Step Test (4SST), a quick and simple test of multidirectional stepping, may be useful in predicting falls in people with Parkinson disease (PD). We studied the reliability of the 4SST and its ability to discriminate between freezers and nonfreezers, between fallers and nonfallers, and factors predictive of 4SST performance in people with PD. METHODS Fift...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1836-9553
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2015.03.005