Postural stability index is a more valid measure of stability than equilibrium score

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 547-555

  Chaudhry, Hans ^a,b   Findley, Thomas ^a,b   Quigley, Karen S ^a,c   Ji, Zhiming ^b   Maney, Miriam ^a   Sims, Tiffany ^a,b   Bukiet, Bruce ^d   Foulds, Richard ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle stiffness; Balance; Center of pressure; Dynamic posturography; Equilibrium score; Mathematical model; Postural stability; Sensory organization test; Stabilizing torque; Sway angle; Sway referenced motion; Two link model

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STABILITY;

ANKLE STIFFNESS; BALANCE; CENTER OF PRESSURE; DYNAMIC POSTUROGRAPHY; EQUILIBRIUM SCORE; POSTURAL STBILITY; SENSORY ORGANIZATION TEST; STABILIZING TORQUE; SWAY ANGLE; SWAY-REFERENCED MOTION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; POSTURAL STABILITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ATAXIA; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; TORQUE; VETERANS;

EID: 31444446371     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.08.0097     Document Type: Article

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