Stepping characteristics and Centre of Mass control during stair descent: Effects of age, fall risk and visual factors

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-284

  Zietz, Doerte ^a   Johannsen, Leif ^a   Hollands, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Illumination; Stair edge contrast; Stair negotiation; Stepping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; CENTER OF MASS; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HANDRAIL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STEPPING; VISION; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 79959963284     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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