Weight distribution influences the time required to lift the leg even under normal standing condition

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 623-627

  Shinya, Masahiro ^a,b   Yamada, Yousuke ^a,b   Oda, Shingo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticipatory postural adjustment; Asymmetry; Spontaneous bipedal standing; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURE; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249107951     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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