Postural steadiness and weight distribution during tandem stance in healthy young and elderly adults

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 202-208

  Jonsson, Erika ^a   Seiger, Åke ^a   Hirschfeld, Helga ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Electromyography; Force plate; Forces; Muscle activity; Postural steadiness; Tandem stance

Indexed keywords

ANKLE MUSCLES; GROUND REACTION FORCES; POSTURAL STEADINESS;

MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 11144307490     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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