Exercise Training for Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention of Falls in Geriatric Patients with a History of Injurious Falls

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Authors

Klaus Hauer · Heidelberg University

B. Rost · Krankenhaus Bethanien

Kirstin RÃ ⁄ tschle · Krankenhaus Bethanien

Hedda Opitz · Krankenhaus Bethanien

N. Lennard Specht · Heidelberg University

Peter Bärtsch

P. Oster · Heidelberg University

Abstract

Progressive resistance training and progressive functional training are safe and effective methods of increasing strength and functional performance and reducing fall-related behavioral and emotional restrictions during ambulant rehabilitation in frail, high-risk geriatric patients with a history of injurious falls.

Topics & Keywords

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 49, Issue 1, pp. 10-20

DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49004.x

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