Background: The maintenance of postural control is a key component in dynamic physical activity, especially during muscle fatigue and against external forces. Despite many studies in this field, there is no consensus regarding the effects of plantar flexor muscles fatigue on postural control during different postural tasks.Objective: To evaluate the effects of plantar flexor muscles fatigue on ...

In the literature, terms “flexibility” and “muscle length” are often used synonymously when referring to ability of muscles be lengthened their end range. The flexibility hamstring muscle is important in prevention injury, muscular postural imbalance maintenance a full range joint movement optimal musculoskeletal function enhanced performance day-to-day activities. To evaluate comparative effec...

BACKGROUND Postural tremor can sometimes occur in spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). However, the prevalence and clinical characteristics of postural tremor in SCAs are poorly understood, and whether SCA patients with postural tremor have different ataxia progression is not known. METHODS We studied postural tremor in 315 patients with SCA1, 2, 3, and 6 recruited from the Clinical Research Conso...

Postural deformities and executive dysfunction (ED) are common symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the relationship between postural deformities and ED in patients with PD remains unclear. This study assessed the relationship between postural deformities and ED in patients with PD. Sixty-five patients with sporadic PD were assessed for the severity of postural deformities and executi...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether equine-assisted therapy (hippotherapy) produces alterations in the balance of the elderly. METHODS The sample included 17 older adults who were divided into experimental (7 subjects) and control (10 subjects) groups. Stabilometry data were acquired with a force platform. The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) was used for clinical analysis of seated balance, transfer fr...

purpose: over the past 20 years, the center of pressure (cop) has been commonly used as an index of postural stability in standing. while many studies investigated cop excursions in patients with knee osteoarthritis and healthy individuals, no comprehensive analysis of the differences in their postural sway pattern exists. the present study aimed to review the previously published studies conce...

recent studies show significant reduction of postural stability in transtibial amputees (ttas) especially when a perturbation is applied. however, no record has been seen on the consequences of such perturbation on the stump-socket interface pressure (ssip). our objective was to investigate whether such perturbation impose excessive pressures on the stump. we were also interested on the type of...

Background: Impairment of cervical sensory input in patients with neck pain may disturb postural stability. The purpose of present study was to assess the dynamic postural stability of subjects with chronic neck pain compared to a matched control group.    Methods: In this case-control study, 22 chronic non-specific neck pain and 22 healthy individuals participated. Postural stabilit...