SIMFER rehabilitation treatment guidelines in postmenopausal and senile osteoporosis

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-337

  Bonaiuti, D ^a   Arioli, G ^b   Diana, G ^c   Franchignoni, F ^d   Giustini, A ^e   Monticone, M ^f   Negrini, S ^f   Maini, M ^d  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Servizio Nefrologia e Dialisi   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e IRCCS   (Italy)

^f ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY POSTURE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; BRACE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISORIENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NERVE STIMULATION; ORGANIZATION; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEDATION; SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS; SIDE EFFECT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BONE DENSITY; BRACES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 31644434724     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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