Balance training versus balance training and foot and ankle mobilization: a pilot randomized trial in community-dwelling older adults.

CONCLUSION: Augmented balance training with FAM does not improve balance of older adults over conventional methods, but may help to correct ankle mobility limitations at midterm. As this was a pilot study, further studies with adequate sample size are warranted to validate our findings, and elucidate the dose-response relationship of FAM with improvement of balance and ROM in older adults. PMID: 30652944 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research