Medio-lateral stability of sit-to-walk performance in older individuals with and without fear of falling

Gait and Posture

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-443

  Åberg, Anna Cristina ^a,b   Frykberg, Gunilla Elmgren ^c   Halvorsen, Kjartan ^a  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Centre of mass; Frail elderly; Locomotion; Postural balance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEAR; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 77951209217     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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