Sagittal plane head stabilization during level walking and ambulation on stairs

Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-192

  Cromwell, Ronita ^a   Wellmon, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 0038450412     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.226     Document Type: Article

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