Four Square Step Test performance in people with parkinson disease

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-8

  Duncan, Ryan P ^a   Earhart, Gammon M ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

balance; fall risk; Four Square Step Test; Parkinson disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE TEST; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD; TIME; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84874116850     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e31827f0d7a     Document Type: Article

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