Feasibility of using quadriceps-strengthening exercise to improve pain and sleep in a severely demented elder with osteoarthritis – a case report

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, which is prevalent among older adults in nursing homes, causes significant pain and suffering, including disturbance of nocturnal sleep. One nonpharmacologic treatment option is quadriceps-strengthening exercise, however, the feasibility of such a treatme...

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Autores principales: Tsai, Pao-Feng, Richards, Kathy, FitzRandolph, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12361479
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-1-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12361479
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-1-1

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