Control strategies used by older adults during multiple obstacle avoidance

Gait and Posture

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 502-508

  Lowrey, Catherine R ^a   Reed, Rebecca J ^a   Vallis, Lori Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Center of mass; Coordination; Gait; Locomotion; Multiple obstacle avoidance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CAMERA; CENTER OF MASS; CONTRAST; CONTROL SYSTEM; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTACLE COURSE; OPTOELECTRIC CAMERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TRUNK; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847397490     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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