A Survey of Israeli Physical Therapists Regarding Perturbation-Based Balance Training
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Abstract
Abstract Background: ‘Perturbation-based balance training’ was developed to improve balance reactions to unexpected losses of balance. Although this training method is effective, its practical usage in the field of physical-therapy in Israel and world-wide is still unclear. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the extent of perturbation-based balance training use in physical-therapy clinics in Israel, to identify the significant barriers to/facilitators for implementing perturbation-based balance training in clinical practice among physical therapists, and to determine which aspects of perturbation-based balance training most interest physical therapists in Israel. Methods: Physical therapists in Israel completed a survey using a questionnaire regarding their knowledge and use of perturbation-based balance training in their clinical practices. We compared the specific use of perturbation-based balance training among users; non-users; and open-to-use physical therapists. The odds ratios of the facilitators and barriers were calculated using univariate and multivariate logistic regression models. Results: Four-hundred and two physical therapists responded to a yes/no question regarding their use of perturbation-based balance training. Three-quarters (75.4%) of physical therapists reported using perturbation-based balance training in their practices. The most prevalent barrier cited was insufficient space for setting up equipment and most prevalent facilitator was having a colleague who uses perturbation-based balance training. Most of the respondents wanted to learn more about perturbation-based balance training, and most of the non-users wanted to expand their knowledge and mastery of perturbation-based balance training principles. Conclusions: There are misconceptions and insufficient knowledge about perturbation-based balance training among physical therapists in Israel. Reliable information may help to improve general knowledge regarding perturbation-based balance training, and to facilitate the more widespread implementation of perturbation-based balance training as an effective fall-prevention intervention method.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.002 | 0.008 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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