Examination of factors affecting gait properties in healthy older adults: Focusing on knee extension strength, visual acuity, and knee joint pain

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 52-57

  Demura, Tomohiro ^a   Demura, Shin Ichi ^b   Uchiyama, Masanobu ^c   Sugiura, Hiroki ^b  

^a Child Education Jin ai Women's College   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gait; Human locomotion; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING;

EID: 84904186344     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e318295daba     Document Type: Article

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