Taking balance training for older adults one step further: The rationale for and a description of a proven balance training programme

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 417-425

  Halvarsson, Alexandra ^a,b   Dohrn, Ing Mari ^a   Ståhle, Agneta ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balance; exercise; older adults; training programme

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALLING; FEAR; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SELF CONCEPT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SELF EFFICACY; WALKING;

EID: 84930406110     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514546770     Document Type: Article

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