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The Impact of Ankle-foot Orthoses on Balance in Older Adults: a Scoping Review

BACKGROUND: Balance impairment is a contributing factor to falls. Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in older adults. An ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is a device that can be prescribed as an intervention to help individuals with compromised balance to ambulate safely. OBJECTIVE: The purpose...

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Autor principal: Laidler, J.L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Online Publication Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10443509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37614933
http://dx.doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v4i1.35132