Square-stepping exercise versus strength and balance training for fall risk factors

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-24

  Shigematsu, Ryosuke ^a   Okura, Tomohiro ^b   Sakai, Tomoaki ^b   Rantanen, Taina ^c  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Exercise therapy; Health promotion; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BALANCE TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SQUARE STEPPING EXERCISE; STRENGTH TRAINING;

EID: 40849092819     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324743     Document Type: Article

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