Postural stability measures: What to measure and for how long

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 176-178

  Le Clair, K ^a   Riach, C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Motor control; Postural measures; Posture

Indexed keywords

FORCE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; STABILITY; TESTING; VISION;

CENTER OF PRESSURE; NORMAL STANCE; POSTURAL STABILITY; ROMBERG STANCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030131058     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0268-0033(95)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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