Older adults at high risk of falling need more time for anticipatory postural adjustment in the precrossing phase of obstacle negotiation

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 904-909

  Uemura, Kazuki ^a   Yamada, Minoru ^a   Nagai, Koutatsu ^a   Ichihashi, Noriaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accidental fall; Postural control; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 80051531034     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr081     Document Type: Article

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