The influence of artificially increased trunk stiffness on the balance recovery after a trip

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-278

  van der Burg, J C E ^a   Pijnappels, M ^a   van Dieen J H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Postural control; Tripping; Trunk movements; Trunk stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORSET; GRAVITY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; THORAX; WALKING;

EID: 34249949622     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.09.080     Document Type: Article

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