Effect of music-based multitask training on gait, balance, and fall risk in elderly people: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 525-533

  Trombetti, Andrea ^a   Hars, Mélany ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a   Kressig, Reto W ^b   Ferrari, Serge ^a   Rizzoli, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAINING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955372407     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.446     Document Type: Article

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