Physical Activity in the Elderly and Orthopaedic Surgery

• Otros Autores: Papalia, Rocco (Editor), Denaro, Vincenzo (Editor), Pigozzi, Fabio (Editor), Fossati, Chiara (Editor)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Materias: Humanities; Social interaction; aging; cerebral cortex; dynapenia; elderly; motor unit; muscle strength; neural; neuroplasticity; sarcopenia; knee; hip; arthroplasty; physical activity; prehabilitation; chronic low back pain; old aged patients; physical therapy; walking; global postural rehabilitation; cycling; hydrotherapy; yoga; biomarkers; noncommunicable diseases; hypertension; diabetes; active exercise; sport; land-based; aquatic; knee or hip osteoarthritis; older people; systematic review; meta-analysis; osteoarthritis; tendinopathies; hip arthroplasty; knee arthroplasty; rehabilitation; physiotherapy; caregiver; orthopedic disease; caregiver strain; shoulder; caregiver stress; dyads; replacement; return to sport; knee osteoarthritis; unicompartimental knee arthroplasty; activity; physical exercise; balance; falls; n/a
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Old age is increasingly becoming the focus of research and development in Europe. Concerning orthopaedics and sports medicine, the elderly especially are considered as frail patients who need support to maintain the health of their musculoskeletal systems. For this reason, several interventions rega...