Chair rise strategies in older adults with functional limitations

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Scarborough, Donna Moxley ^a,b   McGibbon, Chris A ^a,b,c   Krebs, David E ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chair rise; Dominant vertical rise; Exaggerated trunk flexion; Functional limitations; Momentum transfer; Movement strategy; Older adults; Peak trunk flexion; Rehabilitation; Sit to stand

Indexed keywords

CHAIR RISE; DOMINANT VERTICAL RISE; EXAGGERATED TRUNK FLEXION; FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS; MOVEMENT STRATEGY; PEAK TRUNK FLEXION;

MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CHAIR RISE STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; TRUNK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOVEMENT; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34250014103     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.08.0134     Document Type: Article

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