Interventions to promote more effective balance-recovery reactions in industrial settings: New perspectives on footwear and handrails

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-50

  Maki, Brian E ^a,b,c   Perry, Stephen D ^b,c,d   Scovil, Carol Y ^a   Peters, Amy L ^a   Mckay, Sandra M ^a   Lee, Tracy A ^a   Corbeil, Philippe ^e   Fernie, Geoff R ^a,b,c   Mcilroy, William E ^a,c,f  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Falls prevention; Footwear; Handrails; Postural balance; Slips; Stair safety; Trips and falls

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELDERLY CARE; ERGONOMICS; FALLING; FOOT SOLE; GAIT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NORMAL HUMAN; REVIEW; SHOE; SKIN SENSATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SHOES;

EID: 39649121504     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.40     Document Type: Review

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