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| Control group (n = 37) | Intervention group (n = 26) |
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| Arthritis/musculoskeletal | Arthritis/musculoskeletal |
| (conditions = 17) | (conditions = 16): |
| Back problems: 7 | Arthritis: 10 |
| Arthritic knees: 4 | Joint replacements: 3 |
| Joint replacements: 3 | Recent fractures (past few years): 3 |
| Heel spur: 1 Recent fractures (past few years): 1 | |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica: 1 | |
| Medical (conditions = 20): | Medical (conditions = 21): |
| Cardiac: 7 | Cardiac: 2 |
| Cancer: 2 | Cancer: 1 |
| Hypotension: 3 | Hypertension: 6 |
| Hypertension: 4 | Other: Diabetes: 4, renal problems: 1, |
| Other: Diabetic: 1, COPD: 1, | coeliac disease: 1, increased bone density: 1 |
| edematous legs: 1, renal problems: 1 | (Piaget's disease), osteoporosis: 1, |
| (on dialysis 3/week) | gout: 1, ulcer on ankle: 1, fluid on lungs: 1, asthma: 1 |
| Neurological (conditions = 11): | Neurological (conditions = 5): |
| Stroke: 4 | Stroke: 2 |
| Left foot drop: 1 (peripheral neuropathy) | Polio: 1 (66 years ago) |
| “Fluid on the brain”: 1 (shunt in situ) | Ménière's disease: 1 |
| Brain tumor: 1 (ongoing medication) | Transient Ischemic Attacks: 1 |
| Long term anti-epileptic medication: 1 | |
| Spinal cord injury due to spinal cancer: 1 | |
| (weakness and sensory changes in legs) | |
| Spinal canal stenosis: 1 (resulting in right leg weakness) | |
| Parkinson's disease: 1 | |
| Mobility: | Mobility: |
| Gait aids: stick 4, frame 1 | Gait aids: stick 3, frame (outdoors) 2 |
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