Clinical tests of standing balance: Performance of persons with multiple sclerosis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-221

  Frzovic, Dragana ^a,b   Morris, Meg E ^a   Vowels, Lindsay ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MS Society of New South Wales Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance; Multiple sclerosis; Physical therapy; Postural control; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; STANDING;

EID: 0033960469     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.0810215     Document Type: Article

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