Reflex Interactions during Whole Head-and-Body Tilts are Modified by Age in Humans

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-154

  Paquet, Nicole ^a   Hui Chan, Christina W y ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Balance control; Humans; Lower limb extensor muscles; Reflex interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REFLEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STANDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0033818796     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596830001400208     Document Type: Article

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