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

Hauer, Klaus; Rost, B.; RÃ ⁄ tschle, Kirstin; Opitz, Hedda; Lennard Specht, N.; Bärtsch, Peter; Oster, P.; ⁄ nter Schlierf, GÃ

doi:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49004.x

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

Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society • Jan 1, 2001

Authors:

Klaus Hauer

B. Rost

Kirstin RÃ ⁄ tschle

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and efficacy of an exercise protocol designed to improve strength, mobility, and balance and to reduce subsequent falls in geriatric patients with a history of injurious falls. DESIGN: A randomized controlled 3-month intervention trial, with an additional 3-month f...

Subject

Medicine

Physical therapy

Rehabilitation

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