Strength, power, and postural control in seniors: Considerations for functional adaptations and for fall prevention

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 325-340

  Granacher, Urs ^a   Zahner, Lukas ^a   Gollhofer, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Maximal and explosive force production capacity; Postural control; Strength and balance training

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749179717     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390802478066     Document Type: Review

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