Facilitating the use of implicit memory and learning in the physical therapy management of individuals with alzheimer disease: A case series

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-44

  White, Laura ^a   Ford, Matthew P ^b   Brown, Cynthia J ^b   Peel, Claire ^b   Triebel, Kristen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Errorless learning; Implicit learning; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 84893771175     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e3182862d2c     Document Type: Article

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