Does physical exercise improve obstacle negotiation in the elderly? A systematic review

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 138-145

  Guadagnin, Eliane C ^a   da Rocha, Emmanuel S ^b   Duysens, Jacques ^c   Carpes, Felipe P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^c KU Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aging; Gait; Obstacle negotiation; Training

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; AQUATIC TRAINING; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY TEST; FALLING; GAIT; GAIT PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MOTOR COORDINATION; OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE TASK; OBSTACLE NEGOTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; AGING; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; WALKING;

EID: 84959272845     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.02.008     Document Type: Review

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