Effects of arm position on parameters of normal gait in older persons

Clinical Kinesiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 33-36

  Sigg, John A ^a   Ives, Jeffrey C ^a   Gaba, Brenda C ^a   Sforzo, Gary A ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm position; Elderly; Gait

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CINERADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0030834357     PISSN: 08969620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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