Feasibility, effectiveness and acceptability of two perturbation-based treadmill training protocols to improve reactive balance in fall-prone older adults (FEATURE): protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial - Hezel N, Sloot LH, Wanner P, Becker C, Bauer JM, Steib S, Werner C.

INTRODUCTION: Perturbation-based balance training (PBT) targets the mechanism of falls (eg, slipping, tripping) to specifically train the recovery actions needed to avoid a fall. This task-specific training has shown great promise as an effective and effic...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news