Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Effects of an adapted physical activity program in a group of elderly subjects with flexed posture: clinical and instrumental assessment | BioMed Central Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation Research Effects of an adapted physical activity program in a group of elderly subjects with flexed posture clinical and instrumental assessment Maria Grazia Benedetti Lisa Berti Chiara Presti Antonio Frizziero and Sandro Giannini Open Access Address Movement Analysis Laboratory Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute via di Barbiano 1 10 40136 Bologna Italy Email Maria Grazia Benedetti - benedetti@ Lisa Berti - Chiara Presti - Antonio Frizziero - Sandro Giannini - giannini@ Corresponding author Published 25 November 2008 Received 20 February 2008 _ . AAAO - . I A I I I -JU AAA- r - - Accepted 25 November 2008 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2008 5 32 doi 1743-0003-5-32 This article is available from http content 5 1 32 2008 Benedetti et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Flexed posture commonly increases with age and is related to musculoskeletal impairment and reduced physical performance. The purpose of this clinical study was to systematically compare the effects of a physical activity program that specifically address the flexed posture that marks a certain percentage of elderly individuals with a non specific exercise program for 3 months. Methods Participants were randomly divided into two groups one followed an Adapted Physical Activity program for flexed posture and the other one completed a non-specific physical activity protocol for the elderly. A multidimensional clinical assessment was performed at baseline and at 3 months including anthropometric data clinical profile measures of .
