Comparison of the one-arm and two-arm functional reach test in young adults

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Kage, Haruko ^a,b   Okuda, Masayuki ^b   Nakamura, Ippei ^c   Kunitsugu, Ichiro ^b   Sugiyama, Shinichi ^b   Hobara, Tatsuya ^b  

^a Yamaguchi Health and Welfare College   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Munakata Suikoukai General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balance; Center of pressure excursion; Functional reach test; Three dimensional analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249138204     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.21.207     Document Type: Article

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