Base of support is not wider in chronic ataxic and unsteady patients

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 288-292

  Seidel, Brigitta ^a   Krebs, David E ^a  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellar; Gait; Stride width; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BALANCE DISORDER; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0036829971     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/165019702760390392     Document Type: Article

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