Stability of gait and interlimb coordination in older adults

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2560-2569

  Krasovsky, T ^a,b   Banina M C ^a,b   Hacmon, R ^a,b   Feldman, A G ^b,c,d   Lamontagne, A ^a,b   Levin, M F ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Arms; Balance; Falls; Perturbation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; CENTER OF MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INTERLIMB COORDINATION; LEG; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREADMILL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860502336     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00950.2011     Document Type: Article

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