Effects of moveable platform training in preventing slip-induced falls in older adults

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1111-1121

  Parijat, Prakriti ^a   Lockhart, Thurmon E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elderly; Fall prevention training; Falls; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CENTER-OF-MASS; CO-ACTIVATION; CONTROL GROUPS; ELDERLY; FALL ACCIDENTS; FALL PREVENTION; FALLS; HIP FLEXION; KNEE FLEXIONS; NORMAL WALKING; OLDER ADULTS; REACTIVE CONTROL; RECOVERY REACTIONS; SLIP DISPLACEMENTS; SLIPPERY SURFACES; TIME TO PEAK; TRAINING SESSIONS; TRAINING TRIALS; TRUNK FLEXION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; KINEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WALKING;

EID: 84862002994     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0477-0     Document Type: Article

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