Postural sway changes during pregnancy: A descriptive study using stabilometry

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-28

  Oliveira, Liliam F ^a   Vieira, Taian M M ^b   Macedo, Adriana R ^a   Simpson, David M ^c   Nadal, Jurandir ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; Power spectral analysis; Pregnancy; Stabilometry; Sway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 71749121379     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.06.027     Document Type: Article

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