Early development of postural adjustments in standing with and without support

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-449

  Hedberg, Åsa ^a   Schmitz, Christina ^a,b   Forssberg, Hans ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG; Infancy; Motor development; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HIP; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE;

EID: 34147155860     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0754-6     Document Type: Article

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