A Preliminary Study of Trip Recovery Training in Older Adults for Use as a Fall Prevention Intervention

Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in older adults. Numerous exercise interventions have been explored for fall prevention with their effectiveness being inconsistent. An alternative intervention based on motor learning concepts has potential to help prevent falls. Two separate studies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bieryla, Kathleen A.
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32145
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05032006-110806/