Asymmetry of arm-swing not related to handedness

Gait and Posture

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 447-454

  Kuhtz Buschbeck, J P ^a   Brockmann, K ^a   Gilster, R ^a   Koch, A ^b   Stolze, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Schiffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arm swing; Asymmetry; Gait analysis; Kinematics; Laterality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; WALKING;

EID: 44249128627     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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