Postural muscle responses following changing balance threats in young, stable older, and unstable older adults

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-44

  Lin, Sang I ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Electromyography; Posture; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE;

EID: 0036170258     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222890209601929     Document Type: Article

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