mobility impairment
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Etiology
- amputation
- neurologic disorders
- muscle weakness
- joint disease
- balance disorder
- additional risk factors in the elderly[3]
Complications
Management
- referral to physical therapy[3]
- resistance training for muscle weakness
- balance exercises for balance disorder
- referral to occupational therapy
- assess patient's environment & ability to adapt to it using assistive devices[3]
- orthopedic cane
- walker
- wheelchair
- prevention:
- a structured, moderate-intensity physical activity program reduces mobility disability among vulnerable older adults[5]
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Additional terms
References
- ↑ University of Washington Mobility Impairments http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies/Disability/Mobility/
- ↑ Fritel X et al. Mobility impairment is associated with urge but not stress urinary incontinence in community-dwelling older women: Results from the Ossebo study. BJOG 2013 Jun 10 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23750706
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Brown CJ, Flood KL. Mobility limitation in the older patient: a clinical review. JAMA. 2013;310:1168-1177 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24045741
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ward RE et al. Sensory and motor peripheral nerve function and incident mobility disability. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Dec; 62:2273 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25482096
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pahor M, Guralnik JM, Ambrosius WT et al Effect of structured physical activity on prevention of major mobility disability in older adults: the LIFE study randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Jun 18;311(23):2387-96. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24866862 Free PMC Article