Research progress in methods of improving lower-extremity muscle strength in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.25.028
- VernacularTitle:老年人下肢肌力改善方法的研究进展
- Author:
Wenxi BAI
1
;
Hongshi CAO
;
Huijie SUN
;
Jingshu YANG
;
Xinting ZHANG
;
Haiyan WANG
;
Meiling LIU
Author Information
1. 吉林大学第一医院ICU
- Keywords:
Review;
Aged;
Falls;
Exercise;
Muscle strength
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2018;24(25):3092-3097
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
China has entered an aging society,fall in the elderly often causes their physical and mental damage and even be life-threatening.Literature reviews studying on fall prevention in the elderly discovered that the improvement of the lower-extremity muscle strength can reduce the fall incidence in the elderly.This paper summarized the current researches on the methods for elderly people's lower-extremity muscle strength improvement.In addition,this paper also gave an analysis of both advantages and disadvantages of these methods,in order to provide a theoretical evidence and reference for the future study in improving the lower-extremity muscle strength.
