Calf muscle-tendon properties and postural balance in old age

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2048-2056

  Onambele, Gladys L ^a   Narici, Marco V ^a   Maganaris, Constantinos N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Center of pressure displacement; In vivo muscle tendon mechanical properties; Postural balance; Trial duration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DYNAMOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENESCENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 33646104160     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01442.2005     Document Type: Article

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