Strategies of stepping over obstacles: The effects of long-term exercise in older adults

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Zhang, Cui ^a,b   Mao, Dewei ^a,b   Riskowski, J L ^c   Song, Qipeng ^a,b  

^a Shandong Sports Science Center   (China)

^b Shandong Institute of PE and Sports   (China)

^c Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term exercise; Obstacle crossing; Single leg stance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; HEEL; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG LENGTH; LEG MOVEMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TAI CHI; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; TAI JI; WALKING;

EID: 79959992855     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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