The contribution of mechanoreceptive sensation on stability and adaptation in the young and elderly

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-173

  Patel, Mitesh ^a   Magnusson, Mans ^a   Kristinsdottir, Ella ^b   Fransson, Per Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Postural stability; Somatosensation; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION; TACTILE THRESHOLD; TOE PHALANX; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TORQUE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58549095628     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0886-4     Document Type: Article

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