Efficacy of nintendo wii training on mechanical leg muscle function and postural balance in community-dwelling older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 845-852

  Jorgensen, Martin G ^a,b   Laessoe, Uffe ^c,d   Hendriksen, Carsten ^e,f   Nielsen, Ole Bruno Faurholt ^a   Aagaard, Per ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UCN   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENEVINYLACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT ORTHOSES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POLYVINYLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84882955225     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls222     Document Type: Article

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