Simulated movement termination for balance recovery: Can movement strategies be sought to maintain stability in the presence of slipping or forced sliding?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 779-786

  Pai, Y C ^a   Iqbal, K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance training; Floor friction; Moving platform; Optimization; Postural adaptation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; GERIATRICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

BALANCE RECOVERY; BALANCE TRAINING; MOVEMENT TERMINATION; POSTURAL ADAPTATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; FALLING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TRAINING;

EID: 0032990219     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00074-3     Document Type: Article

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