Aging and the mechanisms underlying head and postural control during voluntary motion

Physical Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 458-475

  Di Fabio, Richard P ^a   Emasithi, Alongkot ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Balance; Head control; Posture; Sensory integration

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY POSTURE; CONTROL SYSTEM; GAZE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030958808     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/77.5.458     Document Type: Review

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