The influence of age, muscle strength and speed of information processing on recovery responses to external perturbations in gait

Gait and Posture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 513-517

  Senden, R ^a,b   Savelberg, H H C M ^b   Adam, J ^b   Grimm, B ^a   Heyligers, I C ^a,b   Meijer, K ^b  

^a Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Cognitive ability; Muscle strength; Trip recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIMED RAPID IMPACT PERTURBATION; TREADMILL; WALKING SPEED;

AGE; COGNITIVE ABILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TRIP RECOVERY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888292446     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.08.033     Document Type: Article

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