Stiffness control of balance during quiet standing and dual task in older adults: The MOBILIZE Boston Study

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3510-3517

  Kang, Hyun Gu ^a   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^b,c,d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; BOSTON; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; THINKING;

EID: 78650889460     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00820.2009     Document Type: Article

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