An experimental paradigm to assess postural stabilization: No more movement and not yet posture

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-426

  Rabuffetti, Marco ^a   Bovi, Gabriele ^a   Quadri, Pier Luigi ^b   Cattaneo, Davide ^a   Benvenuti, Francesco ^c   Ferrarin, Maurizio ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Beata Vergine   (Switzerland)

^c AUSL 11   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fall risk; ground reaction; human movement; motor control; posture

Indexed keywords

FALL RISK; GROUND REACTIONS; HUMAN MOVEMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; POSTURE;

EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS;

STABILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051771002     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2159241     Document Type: Article

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