Changes in balance, functional performance and fall risk following whole body vibration training and vitamin D supplementation in institutionalized elderly women. A 6 month randomized controlled trial

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 466-472

  Bogaerts, An ^a   Delecluse, Christophe ^a   Boonen, Steven ^a   Claessens, Albrecht L ^a   Milisen, Koen ^a   Verschueren, Sabine M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Balance; Functional performance; Institutionalized elderly; Vitamin D supplementation; Whole body vibration training

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STABILOGRAPHY; VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WALKING; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79952006292     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.12.027     Document Type: Article

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