Home-based leg-strengthening exercise improves function 1 year after hip fracture: a randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the effectiveness of a short-term leg-strengthening exercise program with that of attentional control on improving strength, walking abilities, and function 1 year after hip fracture.

Design

Randomized controlled pilot study.

Setting

Patients' homes.

Participants

Community-dwelling older adults (n=26) 6 months after hip fracture at baseline.

Intervention

Exercise and control participants received interventions from physical therapists twice a week for 10 weeks. The exercise group received high-intensity leg-strengthening exercises. The control group received transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and mental imagery.

Measurements

Isometric force production of lower extremity muscles, usual and fast gait speed, 6-minute wa

SUBMITTER: Mangione KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2956597 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature