Postural control of ballet dancers: A specific use of visual input for artistic purposes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-92

  Hugel, F ^a   Cadopi, M ^c   Kohler, F ^c   Perrin, Ph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c Faculté de Médecine ^*

Author keywords

Balance; Dance; Posturography; Visual afferences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; STABILOGRAPHY; TRAINING; VISION;

EID: 0033057222     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971098     Document Type: Article

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