Effects of an automated stride assistance system on walking parameters and muscular glucose metabolism in elderly adults

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 622-629

  Shimada, Hiroyaki ^a   Suzuki, T ^a   Kimura, Y ^b   Hirata, T ^c   Sugiura, M ^d   Endo, Y ^c   Yasuhara, K ^c   Shimada, K ^c   Kikuchi, K ^c   Oda, K ^a   Ishii, K ^a   Ishiwata, K ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

^d Honda R and D Co Ltd ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOSE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED STRIDE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREADMILL; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; WALKING;

EID: 56549101565     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.039453     Document Type: Article

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