Rapid repetitive passive movement promotes knee proprioception in the elderly

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-139

  Ju, Yan Ying ^a   Lin, Jin Kun ^b   Cheng, Hsin Yi Kathy ^b   Cheng, Chih Hsiu ^b   Wong, Alice May Kuen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Kinesthetic sense; Older adults; Physical activity; Sense of position

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885055603     PISSN: 18137253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11556-013-0125-9     Document Type: Article

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