The effect of additional hand contact on postural stability perturbed by a moving environment

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 509-513

  Hausbeck, C J ^a   Strong, M J ^a   Tamkei, L S ^a   Leonard, W A ^a   Ustinova, K I ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light touch; Postural control; Virtual reality; Visual stimulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HAND; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; POSTURE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TOUCH;

EID: 60449099238     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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