Translation of "The Obstacle Course: A Tool for the Assessment of Functional Balance and Mobility In the Elderly"

1. I will be writing for the magazine Life Extension http://www.lef.org/ . Its main audience is an elder population which can relate more to the need of balance and mobility rehabilitation. I will try to mimic my translation to read similarly as this article: http://www.lef.org/featured-articles/consumer_alert_042707.htm . I think this article does a good job of breaking down the major points into subsections.

2. My target audience would be elderly people who have difficulty walking or navigating themselves or anyone who is in contact with such a person. This type of information would be 'interesting' to anyone who is willing to add more to their common knowledge. However, those who will find it useful and can actual apply what they learn are the above middle age people.

3. My article will hopefully showcase a relatively new method and procedure for rehabilitation in the elderly community. Mobility and balance training are two things which are very crucial for the independence and safety of the elderly. Currently generic methods for rehabilitation, testing, and progress tracking are very limited and mundane; this new approach is very robust and actually produces meaningful rehabilitation.