Gait initiation in older people-Time to first lateral movement may be the measure of choice

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 374-378

  Martin, K ^a   Blizzard, L ^a   Garry, M ^b   Thomson, R ^a   McGinley, J ^c   Srikanth, V ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dual tasking; Gait initiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FORCE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80052419324     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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