"frail balance" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to refer to a precarious equilibrium of forces that is delicate and easily disrupted. Example sentence: The peace in the region is held together by a frail balance of international diplomacy.
That is when righteous politicians feel the need to do something, bankers' frail balance-sheets and vivid memories make them eschew risk, and regulators have their backbones stiffened by public disapproval of past laxity.But we reform under the delusion that the regulated, and the markets they operate in, are static and passive, and that the regulatory environment will not vary with the cycle.
While he appeared frail and off balance during his one brief "live" appearance at the Communist Party powwow in April, I would argue against any bet on Mr. Castro's date with his maker.
We investigated frail older individuals training balance skills, a population that is more representative for many rehabilitation settings.
This study applied two different types of attentional focus instructions to a group of frail older adults training dynamic balance skills while measures of learning progress were obtained.
These results indirectly reflect that the ability of standing balance of the frail body has a time lag in the face of the orthostatic change.
We analyzed the Timed Up and Go (TUG) movements by using a 3D movement analysis system for real-time balance assessment in frail elderly.
Further cross-sectional and longitudinal studies need to be conducted in order to address changes of trunk muscle activity and kinematics in more frail subjects before and after balance training interventions.
The present study aimed therefore to verify the working hypothesis that a comprehensive, functionally-oriented exercise regimen, when pursued in conjunction with adequate nutritional supplementation, might appreciably improve individual activity level and significantly enhance individual functional capacity (i.e. muscle strength, walking capacity and balance) in the frail elderly.
Considering that vitamin D supplementation is safe and inexpensive, it is worthy to recommend vitamin D supplementation in patients at risk for falls, such as elderly patients, nursing home residents, frail patients with gait and balance and visual impairments, and patients with chronic diseases.
Doctors managing the complex medical problems of these often frail older people face difficult trade-offs balancing symptom control, medication burden and quality of life [ 6].
