Influence of simulated neuromuscular noise on the dynamic stability and fall risk of a 3D dynamic walking model

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1514-1520

  Roos, Paulien E ^a   Dingwell, Jonathan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic walking; Elderly; Falling; Gait; Local stability; Neuromuscular noise; Orbital stability; Stability

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC WALKING; ELDERLY; FALLING; GAIT; LOCAL STABILITY; NEUROMUSCULAR NOISE; ORBITAL STABILITY;

FORECASTING; STABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; KINEMATICS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NOISE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING;

EID: 79955475813     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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