Decreased lower limb muscle recruitment contributes to the inability of older adults to recover with a single step following a forward loss of balance

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1139-1144

  Cronin, Neil J ^a   Barrett, Rod S ^b   Lichtwark, Glen ^c   Mills, Peter M ^b   Carty, Christopher P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance recovery; Forward loss of balance; Muscle recruitment; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY POSITION; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

BALANCE RECOVERY; FORWARD LOSS OF BALANCE; MUSCLE RECRUITMENT; OLDER ADULTS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84882821749     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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