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Changes in balance and joint position sense during a 12-day high altitude trek: The British Services Dhaulagiri medical research expedition

Postural control and joint position sense are essential for safely undertaking leisure and professional activities, particularly at high altitude. We tested whether exposure to a 12-day trek with a gradual ascent to high altitude impairs postural control and joint position sense. This was a repeated...

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Autores principales: Clarke, Sarah B., Deighton, Kevin, Newman, Caroline, Nicholson, Gareth, Gallagher, Liam, Boos, Christopher J., Mellor, Adrian, Woods, David R., O’Hara, John P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29342191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190919