THE EFFECT OF HEALTHY AGING ON TRUNK NEUROMUSCULAR ACTIVATION PATTERNS DURING A CONTROLLED FUNCTIONAL TRANSFER TASK

Healthy aging is associated with an increased incidence of injuries such as low back pain and falling. Age-related changes in trunk neuromuscular activation patterns could potentially explain uncontrolled trunk motion, a risk factor for these injuries. The purpose of this study was two-fold: i) to e...

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Main Author: Quirk, David Adam
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10222/21689