Age-associated changes in head jerk while walking reveal altered dynamic stability in older people

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-60

  Brodie, Matthew A D ^a   Menz, Hylton B ^b   Lord, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Accidental falls; Aged; Balance; Gait; Jerk; Vigour

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING;

EID: 84891855585     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3719-6     Document Type: Article

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