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The effects of strength and power training on single-step balance recovery in older adults: a preliminary study

Improving muscle strength and power may mitigate the effects of sarcopenia, but it is unknown if this improves an older adult’s ability to recover from a large postural perturbation. Forward tripping is prevalent in older adults and lateral falls are important due to risk of hip fracture. We used a...

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Autores principales: Pamukoff, Derek N, Haakonssen, Eric C, Zaccaria, Joseph A, Madigan, Michael L, Miller, Michael E, Marsh, Anthony P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24790422
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S59310