Open AccessAge-related differences in walking stability
Author(s) -
Hylton B. Menz
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/32.2.137
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , falling (accident) , gait , medicine , pelvis , sensation , fear of falling , poison control , preferred walking speed , falls in older adults , physical therapy , injury prevention , psychology , surgery , environmental health , neuroscience
a large proportion of falls in older people occur when walking; however the mechanisms underlying impaired balance during gait are poorly understood.
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