The Multisurface Obstacle Test for Older Adults (MSOT): development and reliability of a novel test for older adults.
Locomotion is an essential component of independence and well-being at old age. Performance deficits in the gait of older adults most often become evident on multisurface and varying terrains. Research results substantiate that falls occur in everyday movement situations that are characterized by in...
| Publicado en: | European Review of Aging & Physical Activity Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 117 - 126 |
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BioMed Central
Oct2013
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