Gait analysis in a challenging environment differentiates between fallers and nonfallers among older patients with peripheral neuropathy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1539-1544

  Richardson, James K ^a,b   Thies, Sibylle B ^b   DeMott, Trina K ^c   Ashton Miller, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Gait; Peripheral neuropathies; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; KINEMATICS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23644438591     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.12.032     Document Type: Article

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