Use of stabilometry and functional indicators to assess the risk of falls in elderly people in long stay institutions.
Introduction: The World Health Organization defines a fall as moving the body to a lower floor without sufficient time to correct this event. It involves the patient's risk factors and interrelated environmental factors. Stabilometry is a means of quantifying postural balance through electromagnetic...
| Publicado en: | Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal Vol. 22; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Revista Terapia Manual
2024
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