Reproducibility of measures of leg muscle power, leg muscle strength, postural sway and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 639-642

  Paul, Serene S ^a   Canning, Colleen G ^a   Sherrington, Catherine ^a   Fung, Victor S C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measurement; Muscle power; Parkinson's disease; Reliability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSKINESIA; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; POSTURAL SWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 84864342298     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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