Effects of foot orthoses on balance in older adults

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 649-657

  Gross, Michael T ^a   Mercer, Vicki S ^a   Lin, Feng Chang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Geriatrics; Orthoses; Postural control; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863609616     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.3944     Document Type: Article

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