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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University of Strathclyde
1987
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382369 |