The influence of Nordic Walking training on sit-to-stand transfer in Parkinson patients

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-238

  Fritz, B ^a   Rombach, S ^a   Godau, J ^b   Berg, D ^b   Horstmann, T ^c   Grau, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Motion analysis; Nordic Walking; Parkinson's disease; STS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORDIC WALKING TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURE; WALKING;

EID: 79959995555     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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