Directional acuity of whole-body perturbations during standing balance
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Directional acuity of whole-body perturbations during standing balance.
The ability to perceive the direction of whole-body motion during standing may be critical to maintaining balance and preventing a fall. Our first goal was to quantify kinesthetic perception of whole-body motion by estimating directional acuity thresholds of support-surface perturbations during standing. The directional acuity threshold to lateral deviations in backward support-surface motion i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gait & Posture
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0966-6362
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.04.008