Effects of common working postures on balance control during the stabilisation phase of transitioning to standing

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1053-1059

  DiDomenico, Angela ^a   McGorry, Raymond W ^a   Banks, Jacob J ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Centre of pressure; Falls; Perturbations

Indexed keywords

BALANCE; BALANCE CONTROL; BODY SEGMENT; CENTRE OF PRESSURE; FALLS; MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM; PERTURBATIONS; STATIC POSTURES; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING POSTURES;

STABILIZATION;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTURAL BALANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855483088     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.615414     Document Type: Article

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