The effect of load mass and its placement on postural sway

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 860-866

  Rugelj, Darja ^a   Sevšek, France ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Load configuration; Load position; Postural sway; Stabilometry

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ADDITIONAL LOADS; CENTRE OF PRESSURE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; LOAD CONFIGURATIONS; LOAD POSITIONS; POSTURAL SWAY; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; STABILOMETRY;

STUDENTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 79960246180     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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