Voluntary sway and rapid orthogonal transitions of voluntary sway in young adults, and low and high fall-risk older adults

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 597-605

  Tucker, Murray G ^a   Kavanagh, Justin J ^a   Morrison, Steven ^b   Barrett, Rod S ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Balance; CoP CoM separation; Postural control; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

AGEING; BALANCE; COP-COM SEPARATION; POSTURAL CONTROL; REACTION TIME;

CONTROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; VOLITION;

EID: 68749098120     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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