Open AccessProlonged strength training in older patients after hip fracture: a randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Hilde Sylliaas,
Therese Brovold,
Torgeir Bruun Wyller,
Astrid Bergland
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afr164
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , hip fracture , randomized controlled trial , ceiling effect , balance (ability) , activities of daily living , berg balance scale , gait , preferred walking speed , physical medicine and rehabilitation , osteoporosis , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , endocrinology
he aim of this study was to assess the effect of a 12-week once-a-week prolonged strength-training programme in a group of home-dwelling older hip fracture patients.
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