Reduced strength, poor balance and concern about falls mediate the relationship between knee pain and fall risk in older people

BACKGROUND: Pain is an independent risk factor for falling. One in two older community-dwelling people with musculoskeletal pain fall each year. This study examined physical, psychological and medical factors as potential mediators to explain the relationship between knee pain and falls. METHODS: Th...

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Autores principales: Hicks, Cameron, Levinger, Pazit, Menant, Jasmine C., Lord, Stephen R., Sachdev, Perminder S., Brodaty, Henry, Sturnieks, Daina L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7059317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32138672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1487-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7059317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32138672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1487-2

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