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Lead
University of Colorado, Denver
Age
55–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Adults older ≥55 years of age who are admitted to a skilled nursing facility following hospitalization
2. Qualify to receive at least physical therapy services.
You may not be if
1. Patients with primary diagnoses related to neurological disorders will be excluded as patient needs require more of a motor-control approach versus the proposed high-intensity approach. Such patient populations include:
1. Parkinson's Disease
2. Traumatic Brain Injury
3. Recent Cerebral Vascular Accident
4. Alzheimer's
2. Patients on hospice care will be excluded as the approach is based on palliative principles. Other patients to be excluded will include those with conditions where strength training is contraindicated (as indicated by the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription):
