Dynamic postural stability during advancing pregnancy

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2434-2439

  McCrory, J L ^a,b   Chambers, A J ^c   Daftary, A ^b   Redfern, M S ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Center of pressure; Perturbation; Trimester

Indexed keywords

CENTER OF PRESSURE; CONTROL GROUPS; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; FORCE PLATE; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MIXED-MODEL ANALYSIS; ON DYNAMICS; POSTURAL STABILITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REACTION TIME;

BIOMECHANICS; OBSTETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

STABILITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC POSTURAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VELOCITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955558833     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.058     Document Type: Article

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