Biomechanical model analysis of older females' reduced ability to regain balance after a forward fall

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 35, Issue , 1997, Pages 453-454

  Wojcik, Laura A ^a   Schultz, Albert B ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; GAIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; IMPACT TESTING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

INJURY; MUSCLE ACTIVATION TIMES; MUSCLE STRENGTHS; OLDER FEMALES; STANCE LEG PLANTARFLEXION; SWING LEG HIP FLEXION; TORQUE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 0030674338     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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2. Chen, H-C., 1993, Ph.D. Dissertation, Tripping Over Obstacles: Biomechanical Analyses of How Young and Old Try to Avoid It, The University of Michigan.
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4. Thelen, D.G., Wojcik, L.A. Schultz, A.B., Ashton-Miller, J.A., and Alexander, N.B., 1997, "Age Differences in Using a Rapid Step to Regain Balance During a Forward Fall," J Gerontol: Med Sci. (in press)
5. Wojcik, L.A., Thelen, D.G., Schultz, A.B., Ashton-Miller, J.A., and Alexander, N.B., 1997, "Effects of Age and Gender on the Use of Rapid Steps to Recover from a Forward Fall." (submitted)