Control of mediolateral stability during rapid step initiation with preferred and non-preferred leg: Is it symmetrical?

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 145-147

  Yiou, E ^a   Do, M C ^a  

^a Universite Paris Sud   (France)

Author keywords

Anticipatory postural adjustments; Human; Postural stability; Stepping initiation; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; GAIT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING SPEED; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING;

EID: 77953539656     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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