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BioMed Research International
Volume 2015, Article ID 385269, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/385269
Research Article

Mobility and Balance and Their Correlation with Physiological Factors in Elderly with Different Foot Postures

Aisyah Mohd Said, Haidzir Manaf, Saiful Adli Bukry, and Maria Justine

Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Received 6 March 2015; Revised 15 June 2015; Accepted 1 July 2015

Academic Editor: Frédéric Noé

Copyright © 2015 Aisyah Mohd Said et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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