Gait analysis and tailored exercise prescription in older adults;Die rolle der ganganalyse in therapeutischen trainingsprogrammen von betagten

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-19

  Kressig, Reto W ^a   Beauchet, Olivier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Gait variability; Motor control; T'ai Chi

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; AUTOMATION; BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN REGION; EXERCISE; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; REVIEW; TAI CHI; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TAI JI; WALKING;

EID: 1542348684     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-004-0205-6     Document Type: Review

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