Effects of balance training using wobble boards in the elderly

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2616-2622

  Ogaya, Slhinya ^a   Ikezoe, Tome ^b   Soda, Naoki ^b   Ichihashi, Noriaki ^b  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Standing balance; Turbulence; Unstable surface

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 80052704374     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31820019cf     Document Type: Article

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