Geriatric rehabilitation. 4. Assessment, preservation, and enhancement of fitness and function.
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Abstract
This self-directed learning module highlights the assessment, preservation, and enhancement of fitness and function in the older adult. It is part of the chapter on geriatric rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Medical Knowledge Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article contains information on functional assessment, deconditioning, exercise testing and physiology, gait disorders and falls, sports injuries, and industrial injuries in the older adult.
Medical subject headings
- Activities of Daily Living
- Physical Fitness
- Rehabilitation