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Failure To Stand On 1 Leg For 10 Seconds Linked To Increased Risk of Death
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Yeah. This correlates with the article. As you age, your one year closer to death.i can do it
but it seems harder as the age comes along de haiz
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its a good wake up call for me for sure
Kljw. Flatted feet people how?
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https://www.healthline.com/health-n...what-that-tells-you-about-your-overall-health
Written by Eileen Bailey on June 21, 2022 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D.
As we age, our flexibility and balance diminish. Balance begins to be more difficult beginning in our 50s and can quickly go downhill.
Problems with balance increase the risk of falling, which is troubling as falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide, according to the World Health OrganizationTrusted Source. More than
37 million falls are severe enough to require medical attention each year.
Balance tests are not usually included in annual check-ups, even for older adults. This could be attributed to the lack of standardized tests and interpretation of results, according to the researchers of today’s study.
However, they say the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds can indicate a higher risk of death from all causes during the following 10 years.
“Balance should be included when checking vital signs,” Anat Lubetzky, PT, PhD, CSCS, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at New York University, told Healthline. “It is one indicator in a host of indicators on the general health of a person.”
Researchers asked the participants to stand on one leg. The front of the free leg rested on the back of the opposite lower leg. Their arms were by their sides and their gaze straight ahead.
Participants were allowed up to three attempts and were allowed to use either leg.
About 20 percent of the participants were unable to complete the task, with that number increasing with age:
“It is important to remember,” said Lubetzky, “that the study found a correlation, not a cause-and-effect relationship.”
“Typically, a person in their 50s should be able to balance on one leg for around 40 seconds. Someone in their 60s is looking at 20 seconds, and someone in their 70s is around 10 seconds,” Lubetzky continued. “Static balance is a multidimensional issue and there are numerous causes, such as neurological disease, orthopedic issues, vision, spatial issues, a sedentary lifestyle, reaction time, cognition, and other health problems. If it is difficult to balance on one leg, you should think about your overall health and fitness.”
In those that failed, there was a higher proportion of people who were obese, had heart disease, high blood pressure, or unhealthy blood fat profiles. Type 2 diabetes was three times more common in this group.
“Balance can be affected by spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, or radiculopathies,” Dr. Clifford Segil, a neurologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in California. “Long-term alcohol use can also cause balance issues due to atrophy of the cerebellum portion of the brain. Inner ear issues could also cause balance issues associated with dizziness, vertigo, or feeling like the world is spinning.”
The recent study was observational only, so the scientists did not establish cause and effect.
The researchers said that the balance test provides valuable feedback for the patient and health professionals regarding their mortality risk.
“Although the study doesn’t demonstrate a direct cause-effect relationship, it does appear to show another possible tool physicians can use to help counsel patients about their overall health,” Dr. Adam Rivadeneyra, a primary care sports medicine physician, told Healthline. “Similar tools for measuring depression symptoms, sleep, walking speed, and falls, are useful to help monitor patients.”
“It’s essential to identify health problems that could be negatively affecting balance and correct them if possible,” said Rivadeneyra. “If the patient is healthy, balance can be improved with practice or focused physical therapy to improve strength, endurance, and coordination.”
Written by Eileen Bailey on June 21, 2022 — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D.
Can You Stand on One Leg for 10 Seconds? What that Tells You About Your Overall Health
- Researchers say the ability to stand on one leg for at least 10 seconds can be an indicator of your overall health.
- They say a lack of balance can be a sign of underlying health issues.
- Other indicators such as grip strength and walking speed have also been linked to overall health.
As we age, our flexibility and balance diminish. Balance begins to be more difficult beginning in our 50s and can quickly go downhill.
Problems with balance increase the risk of falling, which is troubling as falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide, according to the World Health OrganizationTrusted Source. More than
37 million falls are severe enough to require medical attention each year.
Balance tests are not usually included in annual check-ups, even for older adults. This could be attributed to the lack of standardized tests and interpretation of results, according to the researchers of today’s study.
However, they say the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds can indicate a higher risk of death from all causes during the following 10 years.
“Balance should be included when checking vital signs,” Anat Lubetzky, PT, PhD, CSCS, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at New York University, told Healthline. “It is one indicator in a host of indicators on the general health of a person.”
Details of the study
The recent study included 1,702 participants, aged 51 to 75, with an average age of 61. About two-thirds of the participants were men.Researchers asked the participants to stand on one leg. The front of the free leg rested on the back of the opposite lower leg. Their arms were by their sides and their gaze straight ahead.
Participants were allowed up to three attempts and were allowed to use either leg.
About 20 percent of the participants were unable to complete the task, with that number increasing with age:
- 5 percent of participants between 51 and 55 failed
- 8 percent of those between 56 and 60 failed
- 18 percent of those between 61 and 65 failed
- About 37 percent of those 66 to 70 failed
- 54 percent of participants between 71 and 75 failed
“It is important to remember,” said Lubetzky, “that the study found a correlation, not a cause-and-effect relationship.”
“Typically, a person in their 50s should be able to balance on one leg for around 40 seconds. Someone in their 60s is looking at 20 seconds, and someone in their 70s is around 10 seconds,” Lubetzky continued. “Static balance is a multidimensional issue and there are numerous causes, such as neurological disease, orthopedic issues, vision, spatial issues, a sedentary lifestyle, reaction time, cognition, and other health problems. If it is difficult to balance on one leg, you should think about your overall health and fitness.”
In those that failed, there was a higher proportion of people who were obese, had heart disease, high blood pressure, or unhealthy blood fat profiles. Type 2 diabetes was three times more common in this group.
What causes a lack of balance
Numerous factors can cause balance issues.“Balance can be affected by spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, or radiculopathies,” Dr. Clifford Segil, a neurologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in California. “Long-term alcohol use can also cause balance issues due to atrophy of the cerebellum portion of the brain. Inner ear issues could also cause balance issues associated with dizziness, vertigo, or feeling like the world is spinning.”
The recent study was observational only, so the scientists did not establish cause and effect.
The researchers said that the balance test provides valuable feedback for the patient and health professionals regarding their mortality risk.
“Although the study doesn’t demonstrate a direct cause-effect relationship, it does appear to show another possible tool physicians can use to help counsel patients about their overall health,” Dr. Adam Rivadeneyra, a primary care sports medicine physician, told Healthline. “Similar tools for measuring depression symptoms, sleep, walking speed, and falls, are useful to help monitor patients.”
Other health indicators
In 2010, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a reviewTrusted Source of studies looking at simple everyday tasks and the risk of mortality:- 14 studies looked at grip strength and found that the rate of death for the weakest people was 1.67 times greater than the strongest group
- Five studies looked at walking speed and indicated that the rate of death for the slowest walkers was 2.87 times more than the fastest group
- Five studies that examined how long it took people to get out of a chair found that the slowest had a rate of death almost twice of the quickest group
“It’s essential to identify health problems that could be negatively affecting balance and correct them if possible,” said Rivadeneyra. “If the patient is healthy, balance can be improved with practice or focused physical therapy to improve strength, endurance, and coordination.”
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Interesting......another 2014 study.
Don't blast me for this bros......i just google and share. True or not, i really dont know.
If don't believe, that is fine too.
Different from the latest 10 seconds one.
https://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20141218/can-you-balance-on-one-leg-you-may-have-lower-stroke-risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- If you can't balance on one leg for at least 20 seconds you may be at risk of a stroke, Japanese researchers suggest.
Difficulty standing on one leg may indicate that small strokes or tiny bleeds have already occurred, which means the risk for more serious strokes is high, the investigators reported online Dec. 18 in the journal Stroke.
"Individuals showing instability while standing on one leg, as well as problems walking, should receive increased attention, as this physical frailty may signal potential brain abnormalities and mental decline," said lead author Yasuharu Tabara, an associate professor in the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.
Stroke, a leading cause of disability and death, occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is interrupted because of a clot or bleeding.
For the study, Tabara's team had nearly 1,400 men and women, average age 67, try to balance on one leg for a minute. The researchers also took MRI scans to assess disease in the small blood vessels of participants' brains, in the form of "silent" strokes -- or microbleeds.
The researchers found that the inability to balance on one leg for more than 20 seconds was linked to having had tiny strokes or small bleeds in the brain. Balance problems were also associated with reduced thinking and memory skills.
Dr. Richard Libman, chief of vascular neurology at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Manhasset, N.Y., said that "narrowing or blockages of tiny blood vessels deep within the brain can give rise to small strokes or tiny amounts of bleeding."
These small strokes, which are a major contributor to mental decline and dementia, have also been associated with walking and balance difficulty and falling, he explained.
"The authors of this study have devised a simple test of balance, which seems to be able to reflect 'small vessel disease' of the brain," Libman said.
"This test may be an inexpensive, low-tech method to screen people for small vessel disease who are most likely at risk for further strokes and brain damage," Libman added.
Tabara said that among those who had had two or more tiny strokes, about one-third had trouble balancing. Among those who had had one stroke, 16 percent had trouble balancing.
In addition, 30 percent of those with evidence of more than two small bleeds struggled with balance, as did 15 percent of those who suffered one small bleed.
People with brain vessel damage were older, had high blood pressure and thicker neck (carotid) arteries than those who had not had strokes or bleeds, the researchers found.
Struggling to stand on one leg for an extended time was also associated with markedly lower scores on memory and thinking tests, the study found.
Don't blast me for this bros......i just google and share. True or not, i really dont know.
If don't believe, that is fine too.
Different from the latest 10 seconds one.
https://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20141218/can-you-balance-on-one-leg-you-may-have-lower-stroke-risk
Your Balance on One Leg & Your Stroke Risk Linked
Inability to stand on one foot for 20-plus seconds could suggest brain vessel damage, study contendsTHURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- If you can't balance on one leg for at least 20 seconds you may be at risk of a stroke, Japanese researchers suggest.
Difficulty standing on one leg may indicate that small strokes or tiny bleeds have already occurred, which means the risk for more serious strokes is high, the investigators reported online Dec. 18 in the journal Stroke.
"Individuals showing instability while standing on one leg, as well as problems walking, should receive increased attention, as this physical frailty may signal potential brain abnormalities and mental decline," said lead author Yasuharu Tabara, an associate professor in the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.
Stroke, a leading cause of disability and death, occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is interrupted because of a clot or bleeding.
For the study, Tabara's team had nearly 1,400 men and women, average age 67, try to balance on one leg for a minute. The researchers also took MRI scans to assess disease in the small blood vessels of participants' brains, in the form of "silent" strokes -- or microbleeds.
The researchers found that the inability to balance on one leg for more than 20 seconds was linked to having had tiny strokes or small bleeds in the brain. Balance problems were also associated with reduced thinking and memory skills.
Dr. Richard Libman, chief of vascular neurology at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Manhasset, N.Y., said that "narrowing or blockages of tiny blood vessels deep within the brain can give rise to small strokes or tiny amounts of bleeding."
These small strokes, which are a major contributor to mental decline and dementia, have also been associated with walking and balance difficulty and falling, he explained.
"The authors of this study have devised a simple test of balance, which seems to be able to reflect 'small vessel disease' of the brain," Libman said.
"This test may be an inexpensive, low-tech method to screen people for small vessel disease who are most likely at risk for further strokes and brain damage," Libman added.
Tabara said that among those who had had two or more tiny strokes, about one-third had trouble balancing. Among those who had had one stroke, 16 percent had trouble balancing.
In addition, 30 percent of those with evidence of more than two small bleeds struggled with balance, as did 15 percent of those who suffered one small bleed.
People with brain vessel damage were older, had high blood pressure and thicker neck (carotid) arteries than those who had not had strokes or bleeds, the researchers found.
Struggling to stand on one leg for an extended time was also associated with markedly lower scores on memory and thinking tests, the study found.
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What if middle leg cannot 10 seconds?
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Well, I totally reversed my blood sugar (pre-diabetes), BP (pre-hypertensive) and also my lipid profile (cholesterol and triglycerides).
All these are among the biggest killers in SG (and worldwide)
Can be done......in my case i was lucky not to be in the diseased range, which would be even harder to reverse, and then rely on medications, which usually means life-long liao, for the vast majority of people.
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This standing position needs practice lah
1st time I tried cannot balance
3rd time I tried ok liao
Not this 1 leg position. Just read the article.
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Diet and exercise and of coz discipline.
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Participants were asked to lift one foot and place it behind the opposite lower leg -- without touching the ground -- while keeping their arms at their sides and looking forward. They were allowed three attempts.
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No problem for this
Participants were asked to lift one foot and place it behind the opposite lower leg -- without touching the ground -- while keeping their arms at their sides and looking forward. They were allowed three attempts.
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No problem for this
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how about those born disabled or recently amputated on one leg? 
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then those 1 leg amputee people can live longer ah
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