Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der physikalischen Therapie in der Geriatrie

Journal/Book: Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin (PRAXIS). 1982; 71: 1866-1870.

Abstract: Landmarks of aging are limited performance and a mainly in motoric demands such as coordination, quickness, strength and endurance.Physiotherapy in its active form as medical gym-nastics and gymnastics for elderly people is of im-portance for prevention of physical deterioration, and for maintenance and recovery of physical per-formance in the aged and is methodically not ex-changable.It is efficiently complemented by passive physical therapy with its analgetic and trophotropic effects which has to be adjusted to the encumbrance of old age.

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