Early corrective reactions of the leg to perturbations at the torso during walking in humans

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 511-523

  Misiaszek, John E ^a   Stephens, Marilee J ^a   Yang, Jaynie F ^a   Pearson, Keir G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Gait; Human; Loading; Perturbation; Torso

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRUNK; WALKING;

EID: 0034035413     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002219900315     Document Type: Article

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