Browsing by Author "Yuksel E."

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    Functional Reach and Lateral Reach Tests in Turkish Children
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2017) Yuksel E.; Ozcan Kahraman B.; Nalbant A.; Kocak U.Z.; Unver B.
    Aims: The functional reach test (FRT) and lateral reach test (LRT) provide important measures of postural stability. The aims of this study were to (1) establish the normative values for FRT and LRT, and (2) examine the effects of age, gender, and various anthropometric measurements on FRT and LRT. Methods: Two hundred eighty children, aged 6–12 years, completed the study. One hundred fifty-two subjects were females. The mean age was 9.0 ± 2.0 years. Each child performed two trials of FRT and LRT. Results: No significant differences were detected in any age group between males and females. The normal values of FRT ranged between 23.0 and 36.5 cm, and that of LRT between 18.0 and 28.0 cm. Height, length of upper and lower extremity, and arm span had a higher correlation with FRT. Age and weight showed a good correlation with FRT. Age, height, weight, length of upper and lower extremity, and arm span showed good correlation with LRT. Conclusions: These normative data will be useful for clinicians in the assessment of balance of individual children and in the diagnosis of potential balance deficits at an early age in the Turkish population. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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    Relationship between postural control and hand function in the subjects aged 65 years and over original article
    (Turkish Physiotherapy Association, 2018) Soke F.; Karaali H.K.; Ilgin D.; Yuksel E.; Ozcan O.; Arslan T.
    Purpose: This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between postural control and hand function in the elderly. Methods: One hundred-five elderly individuals that are 65 years old or over and living in a nursing home were included in the study. Postural control status (Berg Balance Scale) and hand function (manual dexterity: Nine Hole Peg Test, hand grip strength: handheld dynamometer, pinch grip strength: Pinchmeter) of elderly individuals were evaluated. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 76.59±6.92 years, and there were 25 females (23.8%) and 80 males (76.2%). There was a statistically significant correlation between postural control and manual dexterity (dominant hand: r=0.857, p=0.001 and non-dominant hand: r=0.794, p=0.001). A statistically significant correlation between postural control and hand grip strength (dominant hand: r=0.430, p=0.001 and non-dominant hand: r=0.423, p=0.001), and a statistically significant relationship was found between postural control and pinch grip strength (dominant hand: r=0.390, p=0.001 and non-dominant hand: r=0.305, p=0.002). Conclusion: Our study showed that there was a significant relationship between postural control and hand function. This suggests that postural control-enhancing exercise programs might be useful. Therefore, we thought that further study is needed to investigate the effects of postural control to protect and improve the hand function for the elderly enhancing exercise programs for the elderly on the hand function to clarify the issue. © 2018 Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. All rights reserved.