Surface Perturbation Training to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: A Highly Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Jon D. Lurie,
Alexandra B. Zagaria,
Lisa Ellis,
Dawna Pidgeon,
Kathleen M Gill-Body,
Christina Burke,
Kurt W. Armbrust,
Sharil Cass,
Kevin F. Spratt,
Christine M. McDonough
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1093/ptj/pzaa023
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , physical medicine and rehabilitation , falls in older adults , physical therapy , perturbation (astronomy) , training (meteorology) , medicine , poison control , psychology , injury prevention , medical emergency , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology
Falls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults, and trips and slips are major contributors to falls.
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