Elderly Subjects' Ability to Recover Balance With a Single Backward Step Associates With Body Configuration at Step Contact
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Elderly subjects' ability to recover balance with a single backward step associates with body configuration at step contact.
BACKGROUND In the event of a slip or trip, one's ability to recover a stable upright stance by stepping should depend on (a) the configuration of the body at the instant of step contact and (b) the forces generated between the foot and ground during step contact. In this study, we tested whether these two variables associate with elderly subjects' ability to recover balance by taking a single b...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.1.m42