Exercise testing and training in frail older adults with an orthopedic impairment participating in a geriatric rehabilitation program: an international Delphi study

Abstract

Key summary pointsAimTo obtain expert-consensus-based recommendations for exercise testing and prescription for orthopedic geriatric rehabilitation.FindingsFor endurance training existing guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine can be strived for but adapted as needed and for muscle strength training only lower intensities are agreed upon.MessageIn orthopedic geriatric rehabilitation, endurance and muscle strength testing should be pragmatic and is preferably performed in functional activities.