OBJECTIVE To estimate the effects of a relatively protruded head and neck posture on postural balance, in computer based worker. METHOD Thirty participants, who work with computers for over 6 hrs per day (Group I), and thirty participants, who rarely work with computers (Group II), were enrolled. The head and neck posture was measured by estimating angles A and B. A being the angle between th...

Cerebral palsy is the result of damage the central nervous system in early brain development. Motor disorders resulting from damage to the maturing brain reflect the wide variety of different cortical and subcortical injuries occurring in the first year of the child life [1].In contrast to healthy children, postural-locomotion patterns of children with cerebral palsy is characterized by high va...

UNLABELLED Early detection of postural disorders is essential for timely interventions in patients with imbalance. AIM A pilot study describing a new tool for evaluating static postural balance. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study of a contemporary series. MATERIAL AND METHOD Twenty-five volunteers (15 women and 10 men) were evaluated. The mean age was 25.8 ± 4.2 years, the mean weight w...

The purpose of this study was to determine the source of postural instability in labyrinthectomized cats during lateral head turns. Cats were trained to maintain the head in a forward orientation and then perform a rapid, large-amplitude head turn to left or right in yaw, while standing freely on a force platform. Head turns were biomechanically complex with the primary movement in the yaw plan...

OBJECTIVE To report the clinical features and results of iodine I 123-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl)-tropane (CIT) single photon emission computed tomography and molecular genetic analysis in a Korean woman with juvenile Parkinson disease with deletion in exon 4 of the parkin gene. DESIGN Case report with molecular genetic analysis. PATIENT AND RESULTS The patient had bradykinesia,...

In this study, we evaluated the influence of idiopathic scoliosis on postural balance and muscle activity in static and dynamic sitting condition. Twelve adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis were included in this study. Postural balance and muscle activities of all subjects were assessed under two experimental conditions: i) static sitting, ii) dynamic sitting. In static sitting condition, sub...

background motor intervention plays an important role in reducing the disabilities of down syndrome (ds). a lack of balance and postural control has created motor problems in ds patients. therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of backward walking on postural stability of ds patients. materials and methods sixteen ds children with 8-10 age range were selected by convenience s...