Strength or power, which is more important to prevent slip-related falls?

Human Movement Science

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 192-200

  Han, Longzhu ^a   Yang, Feng ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Lower extremity; Standardized fall induction; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRICS; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER ANALYSIS; PREVENTION STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; TORQUE; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY; VELOCITY; YOUNG ADULT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; GAIT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941631967     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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