Differences in lower extremity muscular responses between successful and failed balance recovery after slips

• Main Authors: Lew, Fui Ling, Qu, Xingda, Hu, Xinyao
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101568; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16792
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The main purpose of this study was to examine the differences in lower extremity muscular responses between successful and failed balance recovery after slips, and across different muscle groups. Twenty-five young healthy participants were recruited who were instructed to walk on a linear walkway, a...