The relationship between qurariceps strength and balance to fall of elderly adimmited to a nursing home

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-79

  Ikezoe, Tome ^a   Asakawa, Yasuyoshi ^b   Tsutou, Akimitsu ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Fall; Quadriceps strength

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY; KNEE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NURSING HOME; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 27944462911     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.15.75     Document Type: Article

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