Postural control in elderly persons with osteoporosis: Efficacy of an intervention program to improve balance and muscle strength: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 549-556

  Burke, Thomaz Nogueira ^a   França, Fábio Jorge Renovato ^a   Ferreira De Meneses, Sarah Rúbia ^a   Cardoso, Viviam Inhasz ^a   Marques, Amélia Pasqual ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Muscle Strength; Musculoskeletal Equilibrium; Randomized Controlled Trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954137521     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181ddccd2     Document Type: Article

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