Trunk orientation, stability, and quadrupedalism

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn 4 MAR, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ivanenko, Y P ^a   Wright, W G ^b   St George, R J ^c   Gurfinkel, V S ^c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b Temple University   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipedalism and quadrupedalism; Gait pathology; Humans; Locomotion; Muscle tone; Posture control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIPEDALISM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GAIT; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATHOLOGY; QUADRUPEDALISM; WALKING;

EID: 84878805542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2013.00020     Document Type: Article

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