Age-induced modifications of static postural control in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 350, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 137-140

  Amiridis, Ioannis G ^a   Hatzitaki, Vassilia ^a   Arabatzi, Fotini ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aging; Electromyography; Human; Kinematics; Postural sway; Static balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

EID: 0141783619     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00878-4     Document Type: Article

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