Neuromuscular impairments contributing to persistently poor and declining lower-extremity mobility among older adults: new findings informing geriatric rehabilitation

RE Ward, MK Beauchamp, NK Latham… - … and rehabilitation, 2016 - Elsevier
… recognized impairments in … neuromuscular targets for rehabilitation and unfavorable
outcomes in late-life mobility. The aim of this study was to identify the neuromuscular impairments

Rehabilitation of geriatric patients

DC Weber, KC Fleming, JM Evans - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1995 - Elsevier
… the concepts of impairment, disability, and handicap. In … (see Approach to Geriatric
Rehabilitation). Enhancement or … with cerebral infarctions, neuromuscular disease, multiple …

Muscle rehabilitation in impaired elderly nursing home residents

NM Fisher, DR Pendergast… - … medicine and rehabilitation, 1991 - archives-pmr.org
… One of the primary purposes of this study was to determine the feasibility of a muscle
rehabilitation program in a functionally impaired, frail, elderly group. Of the 28 volunteers for the …

Can neuromuscular strength and function in people with dementia be rehabilitated using resistance-exercise training? Results from a preliminary intervention study

VS Thomas, PA Hageman - The Journals of Gerontology Series …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Neuromuscular weakness is a prominent symptom among people with central nervous system
disorders… study for somewhat disabled noninstitutionalized elderly people, we computed a …

[图书][B] Geriatric rehabilitation manual

TL Kauffman, JO Barr, ML Moran - 2007 - books.google.com
… The authors were encouraged to discuss the science of geriatric rehabilitation and to
infuse … -related conditions and disorders of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular/neurological …

The relationship among neuromuscular impairments, chronic back pain, and mobility in older adults

UE Makris, TM Paul, NE Holt, NK Latham, P Ni, A Jette… - PM&R, 2016 - Elsevier
… analysis of baseline data from the Boston Rehabilitative Impairment Study of the Elderly. …
were the predominant neuromuscular impairments that were potential rehabilitative targets for …

Principles and practice of geriatric rehabilitation

JM Bottomley, CB Lewis - … Approach to Geriatric Rehabilitation, 2024 - api.taylorfrancis.com
… : impairment, disability, and handicap. A more distinct understanding of these concepts is
useful in geriatric rehabilitation… , such as proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, Bobath, and …

Identifying mobility dysfunctions in elderly patients: standard neuromuscular examination or direct assessment?

ME Tinetti, SF Ginter - Jama, 1988 - jamanetwork.com
… ship between neuromuscular findings and functional mobility was not predictable enough
to rely on neuromuscular findingsfor identifying mobility problems. Therefore, a simple …

Geriatric rehabilitation: gait in the elderly, fall prevention and Parkinson disease

R Swanson, KM Robinson - Medical Clinics, 2020 - medical.theclinics.com
… of care based on the presence of a new impairment, such as a stroke, and that superimposes
… frailty, and is hypothesized to result from dysregulation of neuromuscular, metabolic, and …

Factors contributing to neuromuscular impairment and sarcopenia during aging

E Edström, M Altun, E Bergman, H Johnson… - Physiology & …, 2007 - Elsevier
… of skeletal muscles (sarcopenia) causes significant impairment of daily life activities and is a
… roles in establishing and maintaining neuromuscular connectivity during development and …