Changes in postural sway as a consequence of wearing a military backpack

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-117

  Heller, Michelle F ^a   Challis, John H ^b   Sharkey, Neil A ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backpack; Female; Injury; Military; Posture; Stability; Sway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; LOADING TEST; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TRAINING; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349187905     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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