The influence of postural threat on the control of upright stance

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 210-218

  Carpenter, Mark G ^a   Frank, James S ^a   Silcher, Cathy P ^a   Peysar, Gary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centre of mass; Centre of pressure; Fear of falling; Muscle activity; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; THREAT; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSCILLOMETRY; POSTURE;

EID: 0035036964     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210100681     Document Type: Article

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