Stretching exercise program improves gait in the elderly

Gerontology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 614-620

  Cristopoliski, Fabiano ^a   Barela, José Angelo ^b,c   Leite, Neiva ^a   Fowler, Neil E ^d   Rodacki, André L Felix ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Paulista School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Physical activity; Stretching

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PELVIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; STRETCHING EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PELVIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 70449530490     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235863     Document Type: Article

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