The electromyographic activity of the tibialis anterior muscle and its relation to falls in the elderly;Die elektromyographische untersuchung des musculus tibialis anterior und das fallen alter menschen

Praxis

Volumn 90, Issue 50, 2001, Pages 2199-2204

  Van Vaerenbergh, J ^a,b   Briers, L ^b   Broos, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Ctr for Movement Anal and Therapy   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Falling; Tibialis anterior muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035857191     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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