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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Mobility decline in old age.

Merja RantakokkoTaina RantanenMinna Mänty

subject

Musculoskeletal painGerontologyAgingHealth Services for the AgedehkäisyPhysical activityPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitationyksilö-ympäristö vuorovaikutusModels BiologicalSensation Disordersphysical activity counselingwalkingRisk FactorsPerson environment interactionfallsPreventive Health ServicesMedicineHumansOrthopedics and Sports MedicineMuscle StrengthObesityMobility LimitationAgedAged 80 and overkaatuminenperson-environment interactionbusiness.industryRehabilitationkävelyikääntyminenMobility LimitationSensation DisordersMuscle strengthennaltaehkäisyAccidental FallsChronic Painbusinessfyysinen aktiivisuuslihasvoima

description

Mobility is important for community independence. With increasing age, underlying pathologies, genetic vulnerabilities, physiological and sensory impairments, and environmental barriers increase the risk for mobility decline. Understanding how mobility declines is paramount to finding ways to promote mobility in old age. peerReviewed

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2012-10-06Exercise and sport sciences reviews
10.1097/jes.0b013e3182556f1ehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23038241