Acceleration patterns of the head and pelvis during gait in older people with Parkinson's disease: A comparison of fallers and nonfallers

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 700-706

  Latt, Mark D ^a   Menz, Hylton B ^b   Fung, Victor S ^c   Lord, Stephen R ^d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Balance; Gait; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WALKING SPEED; ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PELVIS; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING;

EID: 66149083993     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp009     Document Type: Article

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