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Aging Process: Implications for Clinical Practice

Dr. Payton is Chairman, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23298 (USA).
Dr. Poland is Associate Professor of Physiology, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Sciences, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23298.

Current literature on physiological changes that occur in humans owing to aging is reviewed. The musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, neurological (including perceptual), endocrine, and immunological systems are discussed. The effects of disuse and of exercise are reviewed. In each section, implications for physical therapy are suggested.

Key Words: Aging • Exercise, physical • Physical therapy • Physiology

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