Effects of nonslip socks on the gait patterns of older people when walking on a slippery surface

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 471-479

  Hatton, Anna L ^a   Sturnieks, Daina L ^b   Lord, Stephen R ^b   Lo, Joanne C M ^b   Menz, Hylton B ^c   Menant, Jasmine C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CLOTHING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE TEST; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CLOTHING; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84888994367     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/1030471     Document Type: Article

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