Postural control: Toe-standing versus heel-toe standing

Gait and Posture

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-15

  Nolan, Lee ^a,c,d   Kerrigan, D Casey ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Postural control; Toe standing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FALLING; HEEL; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STANDING; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TOE;

EID: 0347301629     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(03)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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