Whole-body momentum during gait: A preliminary study of non-fallers and frequent fallers

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Simoneau, Guy G ^a   Krebs, David E ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Falls

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AMBULATION; FALLS; WHOLE BODY MOMENTUM;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0034005337     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.16.1.1     Document Type: Article

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