Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Medicine and Health Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 3 of 3

Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences

The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu Jan 2004

The Therapeutic Effects Of Exercise On Fatigue, Davina Porock, Mei Fu

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 01, January 2004, David Galloway, Katie Prout Matias, Karin M.E.H. Gwyn Md, Richard L. Theriault Do Jan 2004

Oncolog, Volume 49, Number 01, January 2004, David Galloway, Katie Prout Matias, Karin M.E.H. Gwyn Md, Richard L. Theriault Do

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues)

  • Pregnancy and Cancer Treatment Often Are Not Mutually Exclusive
  • Studies of the Viral Origins of Some Cancers Lead to New Prevention, Treatment Strategies
  • House Call: Cancer and Your Weight
  • DiaLog: Treating Breast Cancer during Pregnancy, by Karin M.E.H. Gwyn, MD, Assistant Professor, and Richard L. Theriault, DO, Professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology


The Efficacy Of A Balance Strategy Training Circuit For Community Based Elders Who Have Had A Fall, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy Dec 2003

The Efficacy Of A Balance Strategy Training Circuit For Community Based Elders Who Have Had A Fall, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy

Nancy Low Choy

Background:
Older people participate in exercise programmes to reduce the risk of falls but no study has investigated a specific balance strategy training intervention presented in a workstation format for small groups.

Objective:
To determine whether a specific balance strategy training programmeme delivered in a workstation format was superior to a community based exercise class programme for reducing falls.

Design:
A randomised controlled trial model.

Setting:
Neurological Disorders, Ageing and Balance Clinic, Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland.

Subjects:
73 males and females over 60 years, living independently in the community and who had fallen in the previous year …