Silver yoga exercises improved physical fitness of transitional frail elders

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 364-370

  Chen, Kuei Min ^a   Fan, Jue Ting ^b   Wang, Hsiu Hung ^a   Wu, Shu Ju ^a   Li, Chun Huw ^c   Lin, Huey Shyan ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Yuh Ing Junior College of Health Care and Management   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

aged; complementary alternative therapy; physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; YOGA; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESPIRATORY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; YOGA;

EID: 77956470909     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181ef37d5     Document Type: Article

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