Lang E
Z Alternsforsch. 1981;36(2):117-24.
Physiotherapeutical measures of intervention applied to ageing people must not be regarded as a form of neutral secondary treatment included in a therapeutical concept. A wealth of positive findings illustrates that physiotherapeutical measures can be regarded as a meaningful possibility of influencing the ageing process, and in particular the diseases accompanying the ageing process, in a positive way. This is demonstrated by the behaviour of various data recorded for the cardiovascular system, the pulmonary function and the maximum oxygen absorption capacity, all of which being indicators of physical fitness. In people of advanced age all these data are also clearly improved by physiotherapeutical intervention. The positive effects of physiotherapeutical measures can be enhanced by taking into account the risks which may occur in ageing people whose tolerance to stress has been exceeded.
应用于老年人的物理治疗干预措施不应被视为治疗理念中一种中立的辅助治疗形式。大量的积极研究结果表明，物理治疗措施可被视为以积极方式影响衰老过程，特别是伴随衰老过程的疾病的一种有意义的方式。这一点通过记录的心血管系统、肺功能和最大氧吸收能力的各种数据表现出来，所有这些都是身体健康的指标。在老年人中，通过物理治疗干预，所有这些数据也都有明显改善。考虑到压力耐受性已被超出的老年人可能出现的风险，可以增强物理治疗措施的积极效果。
