Stiffness control of balance during dual task and prospective falls in older adults: The MOBILIZE Boston Study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 757-763

  Kang, Hyun Gu ^a   Quach, Lien ^b   Li, Wenjun ^c   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^b,d,e  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual task; Falls; Mathematical model; Motor control; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFLEX; RIGIDITY; STANDING; URINE INCONTINENCE;

DUAL TASK; FALLS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR CONTROL; POSTURAL CONTROL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE TONUS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84884978916     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.03.022     Document Type: Article

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