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| Intensive physical training in geriatric patients after severe falls and hip surgery | | Author(s) | Klaus Hauer, Norbert Specht, Mathias Schuler |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 31, no 1, January 2002 |
| Pages | pp 49-57 |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Rehabilitation ; Orthopaedics ; Falls ; Clinical surveys ; Germany. |
| Annotation | Progressive resistance training and progressive functional training are safe and effective methods to increase strength and functional performance during rehabilitation in patients after hip surgery and a history of injurious falls. The authors report a study of a 3-month training intervention and 3-month follow-up of 28 German older patients admitted to acute care or inpatient rehabilitation because of fall-related hip fracture or hip replacement. No training-related medical problems occurred in the study group (15 intervention, 13 control). 24 patients (86%) completed all assessments during the intervention and follow-up. Training significantly increased strength, functional motor performance and balance, and reduced fall-related behavioural and emotional problems. Some improvements in strength persisted during the follow-up, while other strength variables and functional performances were lost after cessation of training. Patients in the control group showed no change in strength, functional performance and emotional state over the 6 months. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020313209 A |
| Classmark | CEA: LM: LKB: OLF: 3G: 767 |
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