Use of an obstacle course to assess balance and mobility in the elderly: A validation study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 88-95

  Means, Kevin M ^a,b   Rodell, Daniel E ^a,b   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^c  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental Falls; Aged; Assessment; Equilibrium; Functional

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

BALANCE DYSFUNCTION; MOBILITY DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSTACLE COURSE; ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030111115     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199603000-00003     Document Type: Article

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