The effects of Salsa dance on balance, gait, and fall risk in a sedentary patient with Alzheimer's dementia, multiple comorbidities, and recurrent falls

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 100-108

  Abreu, Mauro ^a   Hartley, Greg ^a,b  

^a St Catherine's Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dance; Dementia; Falls; Function

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DANCE THERAPY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DANCE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881485547     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e318267aa54     Document Type: Article

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