Influence of age on neuromuscular control during a dynamic weight-bearing task

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-343

  Madhavan, Sangeetha ^a   Burkart, Sarah ^b   Baggett, Gail ^b   Nelson, Katie ^b   Teckenburg, Trina ^b   Zwanziger, Mike ^b   Shields, Richard K ^b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Long latency responses; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; KNEE FUNCTION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 67651092249     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.17.3.327     Document Type: Article

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