Effectiveness of foot and ankle exercise programs on reducing the risk of falling in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 534-547

  Schwenk, Michael ^a,b   Jordan, Elise DeHaven ^a,b   Honarvararaghi, Bahareh ^a,b   Mohler, Jane ^a,b   Armstrong, David G ^a,b   Najafi, Bijan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANKLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889001041     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/1030534     Document Type: Article

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