Control of support limb muscles in recovery after tripping in young and older subjects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 326-333

  Pijnappels, Mirjam ^a   Bobbert, Maarten F ^a   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance recovery; EMG; Stumble

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 12844249346     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-2014-y     Document Type: Article

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