Lara Carlson and Michael Lawrence publish in ‘Clinical Interventions in Aging’

Lara Carlson, Ph.D., FACSM, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Performance, and Michael Lawrence, M.S., biomechanics laboratory manager and adjunct lecturer, recently published their research in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging.
 

The publication, titled “Influence of the Flo-Dynamics Movement System© intervention on measures of performance in older persons,” discusses a study in which subjects aged 61-79 years participated in the Flo-Dynamics Movement System© (FDMS), which consists of eight movements with a water-filled device; in this case, the Wun-Jo™  trainer.  Measures of strength, flexibility, and balance were assessed pre-training and after eight weeks of training for 30 minutes, three times per week.

Carlson and Lawrence concluded that FDMS training provides a safe alternative to traditional exercise and offers an effective strategy to increase functional ability in the elderly.

Full citation:
Carlson LA, Koch AJ, & Lawrence, M. Influence of the Flo-Dynamics Movement System© intervention on measures of performance in older persons. Clin Interv Aging. Jul 2013:8, 905-911.

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