A randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of water-based exercise to improve falls risk and physical function in older adults with lower-extremity osteoarthritis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-34

  Hale, Leigh A ^a   Waters, Debra ^a   Herbison, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Balance; Falls risk; Older adults; Osteoarthritis; Rehabilitation; Water based exercise

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACTIVITY SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS IMPACT MEASUREMENT SCALES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FALLING; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSATION DISORDERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855552778     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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