The quick step: A new test for measuring reaction time and lateral stepping velocity

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-277

  White, Karen N ^a   Gunter, Katherine B ^a   Snow, Christine M ^a   Hayes, Wilson C ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fall risk; Lateral stability; Movement time

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; RELIABILITY THEORY; VELOCITY;

LATERAL STEPPING VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ASSOCIATION; BODY MOVEMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUICK STEP TEST; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036677262     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.18.3.271     Document Type: Review

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