Exercise: Is it a solution to falls by older adults?

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-63

  Owings, Tammy M ^a   Pavol, Michael J ^a   Foley, Kevin T ^a   Grabiner, Penny C ^a   Grabiner, Mark D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Exercise; Falls; Muscular strength; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

INJURIOUS FALLS; POSTURAL INSTABILITY; POSTURAL INSULT;

BIOMECHANICS;

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0033080969     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.15.1.56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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