A comparison of ankle range of motion and flexibility in older women, fallers, and nonfallers

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 70-76

  Nolan, Mark A ^a   Rothman, Jeffrey ^b   Nelson, Arthur J ^b,c  

^a Health Tours   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle dorsiflexion; falls; flexibility; older females

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; PREVENTION;

EID: 0029747035     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199609000-00010     Document Type: Article

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