Does dance-based training improve balance in adult and young old subjects? A pilot randomized controlled trial

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 385-389

  Federici, Ario ^a   Bellagamba, Silvia ^a   Rocchi, Marco B L ^b  

^a Istituto di Ricerca sull'Attivita Motoria   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Clinical trial; Dance; Falling risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING; VESTIBULAR TEST; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; DANCING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33644834024     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324627     Document Type: Article

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