In this article, the treatment of two clinical cases is presented, in which patients showed distocclusion, severe overbite, required correction occlusal plane and movements mandible. Both were treated with functional orthopedic appliances first case. patient was 4 years 5 months old, second, 10 old. had a significant pathological large difference height between right left sides. The lateral man...

PURPOSE To determine whether improved functional balance through a Tai Chi intervention is related to subsequent reductions in falls among elderly persons. METHODS Two hundred fifty-six healthy, physically inactive older adults aged 70-92 (mean age +/- SD = 77.48 +/- 4.95), recruited from a local health system in Portland, OR, participated in a 6-month randomized controlled trial, with alloca...

The video game-based therapy emerged as a potential valid tool in improving balance in several neurological conditions with controversial results, whereas little information is available regarding the use of this therapy in subacute stroke patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of balance training using video game-based intervention on functional balance and disability ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the impact of a sensory-motor- cognitive task on postural balance, in Parkinson disease patients (Hoehn and Yahr 2-3) and to investigate possible relationships between posturography and functional balance clinical scales. METHOD Parkinson disease patients (n = 40) and healthy controls (n = 27) were evaluated with fluency tests, Berg Balance scale, Mini Best test and sta...

Functional movement deficiencies cause falls and injuries in adults. strength training (FST) is emerging as a new method for athletes, middle-aged older adults, to improve functional movement: The present study was conducted order investigate the effects of FST on balance healthy independent sample this consisted 46 physically active individuals (24 female 22 male). A total subjects were divide...