Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 9 , Pages 931-937 , November 2010

Experimental calf muscle pain attenuates the postural stability during quiet stance and perturbation

Received 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 9 , Pages 931-937 , November 2010

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