Age-related changes in the performance of forward reach

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Lin, S I ^a   Liao, C F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Dynamic balance; Forward reach; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FORWARD REACH; GERIATRICS; HIP; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650607414     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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