Use of motor abundance in old adults in the regulation of a narrow-based stance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-271

  Hsu, Wei Li ^a,b   Lin, Kwan Hwa ^a,c   Yang, Rong Sen ^a,b   Cheng, Chih Hsiu ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Coordination; Posture; Proprioception; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84895901496     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-013-2768-7     Document Type: Article

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