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Elizabeth J. Protas
Researcher at University of Texas Medical Branch
Publications - 64
Citations - 3515
Elizabeth J. Protas is an academic researcher from University of Texas Medical Branch. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gait (human) & Gait. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 64 publications receiving 3219 citations. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth J. Protas include Lehigh Valley Hospital & Texas Woman's University.
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Functional Impact of 10 Days of Bed Rest in Healthy Older Adults
Patrick Kortebein,T. Brock Symons,Arny A. Ferrando,Douglas Paddon-Jones,Ola Ronsen,Elizabeth J. Protas,Scott A. Conger,Juan Lombeida,Robert R. Wolfe,William J. Evans,William J. Evans +10 more
TL;DR: In healthy older adults, 10 days of bed rest results in a substantial loss of lower extremity strength, power, and aerobic capacity, and a reduction in physical activity, but has no effect on physical performance.
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Gait and step training to reduce falls in Parkinson's disease
Elizabeth J. Protas,Katy Mitchell,Amanda Williams,Huma Qureshy,Kavitha Caroline,Eugene C. Lai +5 more
TL;DR: Gait and step perturbation training resulted in a reduction in falls and improvements in gait and dynamic balance, which is a promising approach to reduce falls for patients with PD.
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Effects of visual and auditory cues on gait in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
TL;DR: Visual and auditory cues improved gait performance in patients with PD, but they did so in different ways and the simultaneous use of auditory and visual cues did not improve gait significantly more than each cue alone.
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Test-retest strength reliability: Hand-held dynamometry in community-dwelling elderly fallers
TL;DR: By using an HHD and a standardized measurement protocol, a novice tester can obtain reliable lower-extremity strength values in community-dwelling elderly fallers.
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Effects of weight lifting on bone mineral density in premenopausal women.
TL;DR: Data collection included bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine, os calcis with single‐photon absorptiometry, lean body mass, urinary calcium/creatinine, and urinary gammacarboxyglutamic acid (Gla).