Interventions to prevent falls by promoting more effective balance-recovery reactions

Accidental Falls: Causes, Prevention and Intervention

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 261-282

  Maki, Brian E ^a,b,c   Cheng, Kenneth C C ^a,b   Corbeil, Philippe ^e   Fernie, Geoff R ^a,b,c   Gorski, Susan ^c   King, Emily C ^a,b   Holliday, Pamela J ^c   Lee, Tracy A ^a   Liu, Barbara A ^a,b   Mansfield, Avril ^a,b   McIlroy, William E ^a,c,f   McKay, Sandra M ^a   Mihailidis, Alex ^b,c   Perry, Stephen D ^b,c,d   Peters, Amy L ^a   Popovic, Milos R ^b,c   Pratt, J ^b,c   Scovil, Carol Y ^a   Tung, James Y ^b,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Assistive technology; Balance training; Cueing; Cutaneous sensation; Exercise; Falls prevention; Footwear; Functional electrical stimulation; Grasping; Handrails; Mobility aids; Postural control; Reaching; Stepping; Triggered reactions; Visual attention; Walkers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349986385     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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