Movement variability and muscle activity relative to center of pressure during unipedal stance on solid and compliant surfaces

Motor Control

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-295

  Croft, James L ^a   Von Tscharner, Vinzenz ^b   Zernicke, Ronald F ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Center of pressure; Compliant surface; COP; Foam; Posture; Sway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT PRESSURE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 58049192780     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.12.4.283     Document Type: Article

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