Transient effects of stretching exercises on gait parameters of elderly women

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Rodacki, André L F ^a   Souza, Ricardo M ^a   Ugrinowitsch, Carlos ^b   Cristopoliski, Fabiano ^a   Fowler, Neil E ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gait; Risk of fall; Stretching exercises

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROBABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60749092584     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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