Are there specific conditions for which expertise in gymnastics could have an effect on postural control and performance?

Gait and Posture

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-81

  Asseman, François B ^a   Caron, Olivier ^b   Crémieux, Jacques ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UFR STAPS   (France)

Author keywords

Expertise; Posture; Skills transfer; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPORTS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; VISION;

EID: 37249067714     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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