Directional effects of biofeedback on trunk sway during gait tasks in healthy young subjects

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 575-581

  Janssen, Lindy J F ^a   Verhoeff, Lonneke L ^a   Horlings, Corinne G C ^a   Allum, John H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Balance control; Biofeedback; Gait; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CALCULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EYE; FALLING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GAIT; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK; VELOCITY; VISION; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249112622     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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