Age-related deficit in dynamic stability control after forward falls is affected by muscle strength and tendon stiffness

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 980-989

  Karamanidis, Kiros ^a   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a   Mademli, Lida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balance recovery; Base of support; Human; Margin of stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; DYNAMICS; DYNAMOMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE SPORT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FALLING; FLEXOR REFLEX; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; STANDING; STUDENT T TEST; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TENDONS;

EID: 56249092139     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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