Neuromechanical interference of posture on movement: Evidence from alexander technique teachers rising from a chair

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 719-729

  Cacciatore, Timothy W ^a   Mian, Omar S ^a   Peters, Amy ^a   Day, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexander technique; Balance; Movement; Muscle tone; Posture; Sit to stand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTER OF MASS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SITTING; STANDING; TEACHER; VELOCITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRUNK;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TORSO;

EID: 84905259589     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00617.2013     Document Type: Article

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