<b> Relationship between foot sensibility and postural control in the young and elderly. </b> http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2013v15n1p215

Impairments in the foot sensitivity in the elderly cause changes in locomotion and postural control that may increase fall risk. Understanding the use of foot afference in the elderly may help preventing loss of mobility and fall. However, there are few studies addressing the relation between the se...

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Main Authors: Letícia Suemi Ueda, Felipe Pivetta Carpes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2013v15n2p215/24156