The discriminant capabilities of stability measures, trunk kinematics, and step kinematics in classifying successful and failed compensatory stepping responses by young adults

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-133

  Crenshaw, Jeremy R ^a   Rosenblatt, Noah J ^a   Hurt, Christopher P ^a   Grabiner, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Falls; Margin of stability; Posture; Time to boundary

Indexed keywords

ANTEROPOSTERIOR; BALANCE; BODY CENTER OF MASS; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; FALLS; POSTURE; STABILITY MEASURE; STEP LENGTH; SURFACE ACCELERATION; TIME TO BOUNDARY; TRUNK FLEXION; TRUNK KINEMATICS;

RECOVERY; STABILITY; VELOCITY;

KINEMATICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TRUNK; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83555177293     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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