Influence of ankle plantarflexor fatigue on postural sway, lower limb articular angles, and postural strategies during unipedal quiet standing

Gait and Posture

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 547-551

  Boyas, Sébastien ^a,b   Hajj, Maria ^b   Bilodeau, Martin ^a,b  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankle plantarflexors; Ankle strategy; Muscle fatigue; Posture; Visual information

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANKLE; ANKLE PLANTARFLEXOR FATIGUE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTER OF PRESSURE; ELECTROGONIOMETER; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FORCE; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; VELOCITY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875587432     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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