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A perturbation-based balance training program for older adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Previous research investigating exercise as a means of falls prevention in older adults has shown mixed results. Lack of specificity of the intervention may be an important factor contributing to negative results. Change-in-support (CIS) balance reactions, which involve very rapid steppi...

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Autores principales: Mansfield, Avril, Peters, Amy L, Liu, Barbara A, Maki, Brian E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1903355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17540020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-7-12