Development of valid and reliable measures of postural stability

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-49

  Sprigle, Stephen ^a   Maurer, Christine ^b   Holowka, Mark ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional reach; Postural stability; Spinal cord injuries; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34047149335     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753913     Document Type: Article

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