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Joint positioning sense, perceived force level and two-point discrimination tests of young and active elderly adults

BACKGROUND: Changes in the proprioceptive system are associated with aging. Proprioception is important to maintaining and/or recovering balance and to reducing the risk of falls. OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of young and active elderly adults in three proprioceptive tests. METHOD: Twenty-o...

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Autores principales: Franco, Priscila G., Santos, Karini B., Rodacki, André L. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26443978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0099