The effect of cane use method on center of mass displacement during stair ascent

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 530-535

  Hsue, Bih Jen ^a   Su, Fong Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Balance; Biomechanics; Cane; Center of mass (COM); Stair ascent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTER OF MASS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING AID;

ADULT; CANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149471028     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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