Sensorimotor specificities in balance control of expert fencers and pistol shooters

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 162-169

  Herpin, Guillaume ^a   Gauchard, Gérome C ^a,b   Lion, Alexis ^a,b   Collet, Philippe ^a   Keller, Dominique ^c   Perrin, Philippe P ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Balance control; Fencing; Pistol shooting; Posturography; Sensory organisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71349088422     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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