For geriatric falls, 'brain speed' may matter more than lower limb strength

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 17:21 in Psychology & Sociology

It's not only risk factors like lower limb strength and precise perception of the limb's position that determine if a geriatric patient will recover from a perturbation, but also complex and simple reaction times, say researchers.

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