Effectiveness of a Targeted Exercise Intervention in Reversing Older People's Mild Balance Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Zendy

Xiao Yang | Zendy; Keith Hill | Zendy; Kirsten Moore | Zendy; Susan B. Williams | Zendy; Leslie Dowson | Zendy; Karen Borschmann | Zendy; J. A. Simpson | Zendy; Shyamali C. Dharmage | Zendy

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Effectiveness of a Targeted Exercise Intervention in Reversing Older People's Mild Balance Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Xiao Yang,

Keith Hill,

Kirsten Moore,

Susan B. Williams,

Leslie Dowson,

Karen Borschmann,

J. A. Simpson,

Shyamali C. Dharmage

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20100289

Subject(s) - balance (ability) , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , medicine , confidence interval , fear of falling , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , balance problems , physical medicine and rehabilitation , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , psychiatry

Previous research has mainly targeted older people with high risk of falling. The effectiveness of exercise interventions in older people with mild levels of balance dysfunction remains unexplored.

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