Long-term effects of a progressive and specific balance-training programme with multi-task exercises for older adults with osteoporosis: A randomized controlled study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1049-1059

  Halvarsson, Alexandra ^a,b   Oddsson, Lars ^c,d   Franzén, Erika ^a,b   Ståhle, Agneta ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Balance; fear of falling; long term follow up; osteoporosis; training

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION DISORDERS; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SENSATION DISORDERS; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84991829673     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215515605553     Document Type: Article

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