Moderate alterations in lower limbs muscle temperature do not affect postural stability during quiet standing in both young and older women

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 292-298

  Dewhurst, Susan ^a   Riches, Philip E ^a   De Vito, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Force platform; Older individuals; Postural sway; Romberg; Tandem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WARMING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 34047183100     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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