Site-specific differences in the association between plantar tactile perception and mobility function in older adults

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue APR, 2014, Pages

  Cruz Almeida, Yenisel ^a   Black L , Mieniecia ^a   Christou A , Evangelos ^a   Clark J , David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Mobility; Somatosensation; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOOT; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; MOBILIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; TOUCH; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84901377211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00068     Document Type: Article

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