Association Between Fear of Falling and Spinal Stiffness. (RAAPC)

Hopital of Melun

Status: Completed

Conditions: Joint(S) Degeneration; Old Age; Atrophy; Fear of Injury

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: anthropomorphic measurements

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05134038

294-URC-GHSIF

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned by fear of falling)
2. / evaluation of lumbar articular mobility by the schober index, coxofemoral by hip goniometry in flexion and extension (no evaluation of other amplitudes because lack of abduction / abduction / external and internal rotation of the hip remain functional in walking and the balance)

Full description

1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned by fear of falling)
2. / evaluation of lumbar articular mobility by the schober index, coxofemoral by hip goniometry in flexion and extension (no evaluation of other amplitudes because lack of abduction / abduction / external and internal rotation of the hip remain functional in walking and the balance)

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 75 years old,
• Ability to understand and answer a questionnaire in French
• Ability to stand up
• Patient from the Melun hospital (santé pole center + nursing home of the GHSIF)
• Affiliated with a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

• mental disorders,
• lumbar surgery