Assessment of postural adjustments in persons with intellectual disability during balance on the seesaw

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-395

  Carvalho, Regiane Luz ^a,b   Almeida, G L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Intellectual disability; Postural control; Seesaw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; DOWN SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOVEMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; POSTURE;

EID: 63049099124     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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