A five-week exercise program can reduce falls and improve obstacle avoidance in the elderly

Gerontology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Weerdesteyn, Vivian ^a,b,c   Rijken, Hennie ^a   Geurts, Alexander C H ^c   Smits Engelsman, Bouwien C M ^d   Mulder, Theo ^e   Duysens, Jacques ^a,b,c  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balance confidence; Exercise programs; Falls in the elderly; Nijmegen Falls Prevention Program; Obstacle avoidance; Postural control

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; STANDING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 33744495342     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091822     Document Type: Article

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