Translation of a Motor Learning Walking Rehabilitation Program Into a Group-Based Exercise Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

PM and R

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 520-528

  Brach, Jennifer S ^a   Francois, Sara J ^b   VanSwearingen, Jessie M ^a   Gilmore, Sandra ^c   Perera, Subashan ^d   Studenski, Stephanie A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; 8 WALK TEST; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY TEST; FEMALE; GROUP EXERCISE PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; REHABILITATION CARE; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; INDEPENDENT LIVING; KINESIOTHERAPY; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 84950104691     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.10.004     Document Type: Article

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