Stiffness control of balance in quiet standing

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1211-1221

  Winter, David A ^a   Patla, Aftab E ^a   Prince, Francois ^b   Ishac, Milad ^a   Gielo perczak, Krystyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GRAVITY; HIP; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINESIOLOGY; MUSCLE TONE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TORQUE;

EID: 0031759022     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.3.1211     Document Type: Article

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