Influence of training on maintenance of equilibrium on a tilting platform

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 127-136

  Sforza, Chiarella ^a,b   Grassi, Gian Piero ^a   Turci, Michela ^a   Fragnito, Nicola ^a   Pizzini, Giuliano ^a   Ferrario, Virgilio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FARC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT;

ADULT; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORIENTATION; POSTURE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROPRIOCEPTION; SPORTS;

EID: 0042344821     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.96.1.127     Document Type: Article

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