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Lateral stability and falls in older people

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EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 182-187

Publisher

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00003677-200310000-00005

Keywords

age; standing equilibrium; step reactions; frontal plane; imbalance; motor control; physical rehabilitation

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  1. NIA NIH HHS [AG00581, AG16780] Funding Source: Medline

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Aging changes in specific neuromusculoskeletal factors affecting protective stepping and other balance functions may precipitate lateral instability and falls. Identification of these factors provides directives for novel therapeutic interventions to reduce fall risk in older people.

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