A perturbation-based balance training program for older adults: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mansfield, Avril ^a,b   Peters, Amy L ^b   Liu, Barbara A ^a,b   Maki, Brian E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; AGE; BODY POSTURE; FALLING; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 34347374140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-7-12     Document Type: Article

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