Geriatric Rehabilitation: Gait in the Elderly, Fall Prevention and Parkinson Disease

Overview

Journal Med Clin North Am

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2020 Feb 10

PMID 32035572

Citations 11

Authors

Randel Swanson

Keith M Robinson

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Abstract

Aging-associated anatomic and physiologic decline begins during the fourth decade of life and progresses over the ensuing decades sometimes to a state of frailty, with the decline amplified when there is deconditioning. Aging-related gait and balance disorders leading to an increased risk of falling can be compensated for with the use of exercise interventions, durable medical equipment, and environmental modifications. Caregiver training is an essential component of geriatric rehabilitation.

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