Toe clearance and velocity profiles of young and elderly during walking on sloped surfaces

BACKGROUND: Most falls in older adults are reported during locomotion and tripping has been identified as a major cause of falls. Challenging environments (e.g., walking on slopes) are potential interventions for maintaining balance and gait skills. The aims of this study were: 1) to investigate whe...

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Autores principales: Khandoker, Ahsan H, Lynch, Kate, Karmakar, Chandan K, Begg, Rezaul K, Palaniswami, Marimuthu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20423523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-7-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20423523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-7-18

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