Basics of kinesitherapy in geriatrics

CONTENTS
Introduction
– Demographic and epidemiological trends of the aging world 7
Essence of gerontology and geriatrics as sciences 9
Aging and old age as regular ontogenetic processes 12
Conditional classification of age periods 14
Normal and premature aging 19

Geriatric Aspects of Modern…

Purpose, tasks and basic principles of geriatric kinesitherapy 20
General features for the application of kinesitherapy in adults and the elderly 25
Kinesitherapy for respiratory diseases in the elderly 30
Kinesitherapy in cardiovascular diseases in the elderly 36

Gerontology, Geriatrics and Physiotherapy

Basics of kinesitherapy in geriatrics
Kinesitherapy in degenerative joint diseases in the elderly 44
Kinesitherapy in cerebrovascular diseases in the elderly 49
Kinesitherapy for metabolic diseases in the elderly 54
Basic abbreviations and designations 58

• Basics of Kinesitherapy
• in geriatrics