Functional reach and single leg stance in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 343-353

  Mann, Gwendolyn C ^a   Whitney, Susan L ^a,b   Redfern, Mark S ^c   Borello France, Diane F ^a   Furman, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

functional reach; peripheral vestibular disease; postdural control; single leg stance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 0029903910     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1996-6503     Document Type: Article

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