The role of limb movements in maintaining upright stance: The 'change- in-support' strategy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 488-507

  Maki, Brian E ^a   McIlroy, William E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Balance; Grasping; Postural control; Stepping

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARM MOVEMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; SITTING; STANDING;

EID: 0031010748     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/77.5.488     Document Type: Review

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