Exercise for improving balance in older people.
@article{Howe2011ExerciseFI, title={Exercise for improving balance in older people.}, author={Tracey E. Howe and Lynn Rochester and Fiona Neil and Dawn A. Skelton and Claire Ballinger}, journal={The Cochrane database of systematic reviews}, year={2011}, volume={11}, pages={ CD004963 } }
BACKGROUND
In older adults, diminished balance is associated with reduced physical functioning and an increased risk of falling. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2007.
OBJECTIVES
To examine the effects of exercise interventions on balance in older people, aged 60 and over, living in the community or in institutional care.
SEARCH METHODS
We searched the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group Specialised Register, CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library 2011, Issue 1…
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