Special considerations during rehabilitation of the aged athlete.
Rehabilitation in the true sense includes the prevention of unnecessary painful conditions and injury. Pre-exercise screening and proper exercise prescription may eliminate factors likely to cause a painful condition. When treatment for the older exercising adult is indicated, extra time to alleviate the condition is often required.
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Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans