The immediate effect of physical activity on standing balance in healthy and balance-impaired older people

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-96

  Egerton, Thorlene ^a   Brauer, Sandra G ^a   Cresswell, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Fatigue; Physical activity; Postural balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68049118813     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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