How spreading the forefeet apart influences upright standing control

Motor Control

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-374

  Rougier, Patrice R ^a  

^a UFR CISM   (France)

Author keywords

Ankle; Center of gravity; Center of pressure; Foot orientation; Hip; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR COORDINATION; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 58049198306     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.12.4.362     Document Type: Article

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