Multidirectional measures of seated postural stability

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 555-557

  Kerr, Heather M ^a,c   Eng, Janice J ^b,c  

^a Riverfront Physiotherapy ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forceplate; Postural control; Reliability; Sitting balance

Indexed keywords

MOTORS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; VELOCITY;

POSTURAL STABILITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BUTTOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036706505     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(02)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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