| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3326323 | NPG Neurologie - Psychiatrie - Gériatrie | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Physiotherapy is important in the “gerontologic care”. Its effectiveness in preventing bedridden and maintain motor skills depend greatly on the organization of care. A simple and functional tool: the “test of five meters” which is to determine the optimum capacity postural or motor to travel a distance of five meters allows for regular monitoring of the evolution of these parameters. Compiling the result of 2966 measurements for 120 nursing home beds over a period of 53 months show, thanks to support from physiotherapy, a remarkable stability of motor performance.
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Authors
N. Lépine,