Study of Fall Risk and Maintaining
Functional Independence in Older Adults
We would like to invite you to participate in Cleveland’s Practice-Based Research (PBR) Program. Our current project’s goal is to assess the effect chiropractic care has on balance, fall risk, and physical function in patients aged 65 and older. The time frame for this project is January – February 2009.
 All materials and instructions will be provided to you
You will only have one page of paperwork to complete per patient per visit
Patients receive usual chiropractic care
PBR is easy, not time consuming
PBR contributes to chiropractic research
Participating Doctors/Staff - Baseline Visit:
- Have patient (65 and older) sign consent to release form
- Perform Timed UP and Go (TUG) test (approx. 1-2 minutes)
- Perform One Leg Standing Test (OLST) (approx. 1 minute)
- Record information on data sheet provided & mail to CCC
Re-evaluation Visit: (determined by doctor’s usual schedule)
- Perform Timed Up and Go (TUG) test
- Perform One Leg Standing test (OLST)
- Complete patient status form (number of visits, current status ie. continuing, discharged, referred)
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