Postural balance in low back pain patients: Intra-session reliability of center of pressure on a portable force platform and of the one leg stand test

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-217

  Maribo, Thomas ^a   Stengaard Pedersen, Kristian ^a   Jensen, Lone Donbæk ^a   Andersen, Niels Trolle ^b   Schiøttz Christensen, Berit ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Aarhus Rheumatology Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Force platform; One leg stand test; Postural balance; Postural control; Postural stability; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTER OF PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; ONE LEG STAND TEST; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VELOCITY; VESTIBULAR TEST;

BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79960013325     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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