Impaired reactive stepping adjustments in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 807-815

  Tseng, Shih Chiao ^a,b   Stanhope, Steven J ^c   Morton, Susanne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Biomechanics; Falls; Gait; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPULSIVE FORCE; REACTIVE STEPPING ADJUSTMENT; STANDING; WALKING; ADULT; AGING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 67649671976     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp027     Document Type: Article

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