Effects of varying acceleration of platform translation and toes-up rotations on the pattern and magnitude of balance reactions in humans

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 381-397

  Szturm, Tony ^a   Fallang, Bjorg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Center of foot pressure; Electromyography; Human; Kinematics; Motor control; Postural reactions; Total body center of mass

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOLOGY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; ROTATION; TOE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031665136     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1998-8504     Document Type: Article

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