Effects of Obesity on Posture and Walking: Study Prior to and Following Surgically Induced Weight Loss

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1915-1920

  Ponta, M L ^a,b,c   Gozza, M ^b   Giacinto, J ^b   Gradaschi, R ^b   Adami, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Biomechanical analysis; Mobility impairment; Musculoskeletal impact; Posture; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); FAT MASS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PATIENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTURE; WALKING;

EID: 84917737869     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1254-6     Document Type: Article

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