The effects of hip and ankle stretching on gait function of older people

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1421-1428

  Christiansen, Cory L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Biomechanics; Exercise; Gait; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING SPEED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 48649088066     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.043     Document Type: Article

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