title: Postural sway characteristics of single leg stance in men with mental retardation.
abstract: This study examined the postural sway characteristics of 10 men with mental retardation and 10 each normal men and women during the one-legged stance test. Significant differences between the men with mental retardation and the other two groups were found on measures of lateral sway and on the sagittal sway:lateral sway ratio.
authors.affiliation: School of HPERA, University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point 54481.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suomi
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Surburg
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Koceja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D004856:Postural Balance; D011187:Posture; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors