Effects of dual task balance training on dual task performance in elderly people: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-67

  Hiyamizu, Makoto ^a,b   Morioka, Shu ^a   Shomoto, Koji ^a   Shimada, Tomoaki ^b  

^a KIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

balance; Dual task interference; elderly; mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STROOP TEST;

AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STROOP TEST;

EID: 79959940412     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510394222     Document Type: Article

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