Young and Older Adults Exhibit Proactive and Reactive Adaptations to Repeated Slip Exposure

Background. A previous study found that, with repeated exposure to slipping during a sit-to-stand task, fall incidence decreased at a similar exponential rate in young and older adults. This study investigated the adaptations responsible for this decrease. Methods. Slips were induced, using bilatera...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2004-05, Vol.59 (5), p.M494-M502
Hauptverfasser: Pavol, Michael J., Runtz, Eileen F., Pai, Yi-Chung
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