Using a virtual reality system to study balance and walking in a virtual outdoor environment: A pilot study

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-395

  Nyberg, Lars ^a,b   Lundin Olsson, Lillemor ^a   Sondell, Björn ^a   Backman, Anders ^a   Holmlund, Kenneth ^a   Eriksson, Staffan ^a   Stenvall, Michael ^a   Rosendahl, Erik ^a   Maxhall, Marcus ^a   Bucht, Gustaf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; VELOCITY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPRIOCEPTION; REFERENCE VALUES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WALKING;

EID: 33751113322     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.388     Document Type: Article

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