Scottish Executive – Physical Activity Strategy (2003)
In 2003, the Scottish Executive published its 10 year physical activity strategy for all ages. Click here to download the document.
Review – Exercise to prevent falls – Sherrington (2008)
In 2008, Sherrington et al published a systematic review of over 100 exercise programmes to prevent falls. In a nutshell, they found that successful intervention had to have 3 things in place: a dose of over 50 hours highly challenging balance training (narrowing base of support, reducing holding support, dynamic as well as static balance…
SportEx
SportEx – The journals that bring to life the medicine behind sport and physical activity. This hopefully will come as a surprise to those of you who don’t know us personally but sportEX is run from a house in a little residential street in Wimbledon. It started out with just me, quickly joined by Alexa,…
Cochrane Review: Circuit class therapy for improving mobility after stroke 2010
Cochrane Review: Circuit class therapy for improving mobility after stroke
English et al. 2010
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A community-based exercise and education scheme for stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation 2010
A community-based exercise and education scheme for stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation
Harrington et al. Clin Rehabil. 2010.
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Falls Exercise Service – pathway and resources
Susie Dinan and colleagues at Camden and Islington PCT put together a resource for people wanting to set up or quality assure falls prevention exercise sessions. This resource has been made available freely so that you can adapt it for your own setting. Click here to download.
Research – Leadership in classes for older people (2004)
Esterbrooks et al, published a qualitative research project in JAPA considering older people views of leadership in physical activity and exercise sessions. Click here to download.
Exercise and Bone Health – Chapter (2007)
Exercise and Bone Health.Omnabele-Pearson G, Skelton DA. In: Managing Osteoporosis. Lanham-New S, O’Neill T, Morris R, Skelton D, Sutcliffe A (eds). Clinical Publishing, Oxford 2007; pp 151-168. ISBN 1 904392 73 3. Click here to read.
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Guidelines for Exercise Programming for the frail elderly – Better Ageing Project 2005
Guidelines for Exercise Programming for the Frail Elderly have been published by the Better Ageing Collaborative based on the results of the European Commission Framework V Better Ageing Project. The project used the FaME programme as the basis of the exercise intervention and the original protocol for the FaME exercise intervention is cited. You can…