Quantitative analysis of the limits of stability in sitting

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-272

  Preuss, Richard A ^a   Popovic, Milos R ^b  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Postural control; Trunk

Indexed keywords

BALANCING; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; ORTHOPEDICS;

BASE OF SUPPORTS; CENTER OF PRESSURE; HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; LEAST SQUARE FITS; POSTURAL CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; TRUNK;

STABILITY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THORAX;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; THORAX;

EID: 77956575932     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.26.3.265     Document Type: Article

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