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Feasibility of group delivery of the Alexander Technique on balance in the community-dwelling elderly
— preliminary findings |
| Author(s) | Glenna Batson, Sarah Barker |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 32, no 2, 2008 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2008 |
| Pages | pp 103-119 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Preventative medicine ; Mobility ; Living in the community ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Alexander Technique (AT) is a task-based approach to perceptual-motor learning that purports to improve coordination. This study examined the feasibility of a 2-week intensive programme of AT for improving balance and balance confidence in a group of ambulatory older people. Nineteen subjects with fall history (average age 78.8) participated. A brief, intensive group-delivered trial of exploratory perceptual learning appears feasible to incorporate into balance training and results in improved scores on balance outcomes. Further research of balance confidence is warranted to analyse discrepancies between self-reported and observed changes in confidence. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081217221 A |
| Classmark | CEA: LK2: C4: K4: 4C: 7T |
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