Aberrations in postural control, vibration sensation and some vestibular findings in healthy 64-92-year-old subjects

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-265

  Kristinsdottir, E K ^a,c,d   Jarnlo, G B ^b   Magnusson, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Faculty of Medicine   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Equilibrium; Posture; Vestibular; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAZE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VIBRATION SENSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; VESTIBULE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030669627     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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