A retrospective analysis of balance control parameters in elderly fallers and non-fallers

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 984-988

  Melzer, Itshak ^a   Kurz, Ilan ^a   Oddsson, Lars I E ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Falls; Open and closed loop mechanisms; Postural control; Stabilogram Diffusion Analysis

Indexed keywords

AGING; BALANCE; CLOSED-LOOP; FALLS; POSTURAL CONTROL; STABILOGRAMS;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CENTER OF PRESSURE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; STABILOGRAPHY; STANDING; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650210204     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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