Influence of gait speed on stability: Recovery from anterior slips and compensatory stepping

Gait and Posture

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 146-156

  Bhatt, T ^a   Wening, J D ^a   Pai, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance loss; Fall prevention; Gait stability; Level walking; Stepping response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WALKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FALLING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 19644370297     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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