Reliability of static and dynamic balance tests in subjects with myotonic dystrophy type 1

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 48-54

  Hammarén, Elisabet ^a,b,c   Ohlsson, Jennie Ann ^d   Lindberg, Christopher ^b,c   Kjellby Wendt, Gunilla ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disagreement; Muscular dystrophies; Postural balance; Reliability; Reproducibility of results; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC BALANCE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATIC BALANCE TESTS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING;

EID: 84861044269     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14038196.2012.675352     Document Type: Article

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