A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gschwind, Yves J ^a   Kressig, Reto W ^b   Lacroix, Andre ^c   Muehlbauer, Thomas ^c   Pfenninger, Barbara ^d   Granacher, Urs ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Felix Platter Spital   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d bfu Swiss Council for Accident Prevention   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fall risk assessment; Postural stability; Resistance training; Seniors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84886045088     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-105     Document Type: Article

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