Are age-related impairments in change-in-support balance reactions dependent on the method of balance perturbation?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1023-1031

  Mansfield, Avril ^a,b   Maki, Brian E ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance reactions; Falls; Grasping; Postural perturbation; Stepping

Indexed keywords

AGING; BALANCE REACTIONS; FALLS; GRASPING; POSTURAL PERTURBATION; STEPPING;

SETTLING TANKS;

PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE;

EID: 67349248829     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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