Interventions for the prevention and treatment of disability due to acquired joint contractures in older people: a systematic review.

Background: acquired joint contractures have significant effects on quality of life and functioning.

Objective: to determine the effects of interventions to prevent and treat disabilities in older people with acquired joint contractures.

Methods: systematic search (last 8/2016) via Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, PEDro, CINAHL, trial registries, reference lists of retrieved articles and scientific congress pamphlets.