The demands of stair descent relative to maximum capacities in elderly and young adults

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-227

  Reeves, N D ^a   Spanjaard, M ^a,b   Mohagheghi, A A ^a   Baltzopoulos, V ^a   Maganaris, C N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Centre of mass; Joint moment; Joint range of motion; Old age; Stair negotiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FALL RISK; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WALKING;

EID: 38849174731     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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