Biomechanical characteristics of elderly individuals walking on land and in water

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-454

  Barela, Ana M F ^a   Duarte, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ageing; Gait; Locomotion; Physical activity; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMERSION; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; LAND BIOME; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STERNUM; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; IMMERSION; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; WATER;

EID: 42949148304     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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