A posture control model and balance test for the prediction of relative postural stability, with special consideration to the problem of falling in the elderly

A balance testing methodology was developed, based on a posture control model which defines relative stability by the degree to which a transient postural perturbation would cause the centre-of-pressure on the feet to approach the limits of the base-of-support. To minimize anticipatory adaptations a...

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Main Author: Maki, Brian Edward
Published: University of Strathclyde 1987
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382369