Evaluation of the Limits of Stability (LOS) Balance Test

Journal of Human Kinetics

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 39-52

  Juras, Grzegorz ^a   Słomka, Kajetan ^a   Fredyk, Artur ^a   Sobota, Grzegorz ^a   Bacik, Bogdan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

dynamic balance; functional stability; limits of stability; posture

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016990526     PISSN: 16405544     EISSN: 18997562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10078-008-0003-0     Document Type: Article

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