Impaired Standing Balance in Elderly: A New Engineering Method Helps to Unravel Causes and Effects

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 227.e1-227.e6

  Engelhart, Denise ^a   Pasma, Jantsje H ^b   Schouten, Alfred C ^a,c   Meskers, Carel G M ^b   Maier, Andrea B ^d   Mergner, Thomas ^e   van der Kooij, Herman ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Delft University of Technology   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical balance tests; Closed loop system identification technique; Elderly; Impaired standing balance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUE; CONTROL SYSTEM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; STABILOGRAPHY; STANDING;

CLINICAL BALANCE TESTS; CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUE; ELDERLY; IMPAIRED STANDING BALANCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84893738729     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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