Asymmetry of foot position and weight distribution channels the inter-leg coordination dynamics of standing

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 222, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-344

  Wang, Zheng ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot position; Inter leg coordination dynamics; Postural control; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOT POSITION; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84867743244     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3212-7     Document Type: Article

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