FaME – Rationale for an exercise programme to prevent falls (1999)

Published in 1999, this article describes the rationale for the content (frequency, intensity, type and time; components of fitness) of the FaME programme of exercises that are delivered on the PSI Course. This paper gives information on the general delivery but does not give the specific exercises.

To read the summary of the paper, published in Physiotherapy, Theory & Practice click here. For those of you who are registered with Informa Healthcare, you can log in to view the full paper. If you are not a member of Informa Healthcare, you can click here to download the full paper.

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