Does perturbation-based balance training prevent falls? Systematic review and meta-analysis of preliminary randomized controlled trials

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 700-709

  Mansfield, Avril ^a,b,c   Wong, Jennifer S ^a,c   Bryce, Jessica ^a,c   Knorr, Svetlana ^a,c   Patterson, Kara K ^a,c  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALLING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84935451346     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140090     Document Type: Article

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