Physical activity program for older persons: Effect on balance, strength, neuromuscular control, and reaction time

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 648-652

  Lord, Stephen R ^a,b   Castell, Sally ^b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Lewisham Sports Medicine Clinic ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PREVENTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

AGED; EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0028318746     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90187-2     Document Type: Article

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