Preventative effect of exercise against falls in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1233-1240

  Iwamoto, J ^a,b   Suzuki, H ^c   Tanaka, K ^d   Kumakubo, T ^e   Hirabayashi, H ^f   Miyazaki, Y ^g   Sato, Y ^h   Takeda, T ^a   Matsumoto, H ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Keiyu Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

^c Kawakita General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Department of Biochemistry   (Japan)

^e Kumakubo Orthopaedic Clinic   (Japan)

^f Tokyo Eisei Byoin   (Japan)

^g Miyazaki Orthopaedic Clinic   (Japan)

^h Mitate Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body balance; Exercise; Fall; Muscle power; Walking ability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GAIT; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHIALGIA; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 67349227888     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0794-9     Document Type: Article

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