Effect of arm swing on single-step balance recovery

Human Movement Science

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 173-184

  Cheng, Kuangyou B ^a   Huang, Yi Chang ^a   Kuo, Shih Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arm movement; Balance strategy; Coordination; Forward fall; Tether release method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM SWING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; WALKING; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FALLING; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909638391     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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