Trial-to-trial reproducibility and test-retest stability of two dynamic balance tests among male firefighters

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-169

  Punakallio, A ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Balance testing; Functional balance; Limits of stability; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVALUATION; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRAINING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OCCUPATIONS; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 1942506009     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45251     Document Type: Article

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