Massage and mobilization of the feet and ankles in elderly adults: Effect on clinical balance performance

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 661-664

  Vaillant, Jacques ^a,b   Rouland, Audrey ^b   Martigné, Pascale ^b   Braujou, Renaud ^b,c   Nissen, Michael J ^d   Caillat Miousse, Jean Louis ^b   Vuillerme, Nicolas ^a   Nougier, Vincent ^a   Juvin, Robert ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Hôpital de Saint Laurent du Pont   (France)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ankle; Balance; Elderly; Foot; Massage; Mobilization; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 70350707645     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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