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...

OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine the effects of trunk-muscle fatigue and blood lactic acid elevation on static and dynamic balance. INTERVENTION Fatigue was induced by an isokinetic protocol, and static and dynamic balance were assessed during bilateral stance using a Kinesthetic Ability Trainer. Subjects participated in a fatigue protocol in which continuous concentric movements at 6...

[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the relationships among trunk impairment, functional performance, and muscle activity during forward reaching tasks in patients with chronic stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-three chronic stroke patients participated in this study. Trunk impairment and functional performance were evaluated using the Trunk Impairment Scale, Berg Balance Scale, Timed...

BACKGROUND Trunk impairment seems to impact significantly on performance in wheelchair court sports, but evidence to support this impression has never been systematically assessed. The objective of this study is to systematically review, describe and synthesise the literature investigating the impact of trunk impairment on wheelchair activities in court sports. METHODS This systematic review ...

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between trunk control and lower extremity sense, balance gait in stroke individuals.
 Methods: Thirty subacute chronic patients were included (mean age 52. 2 14.4 years). Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) Turkish version of Postural Assessment for Stroke Patients (PASS-T) used evaluating body control, Tinetti Balance Test (TBT...

Difficulty in transferring, the ability to rise in and out of a bed and chair, is a common problem in older adults, particularly those residing in skilled nursing facilities. Focusing on one aspect of transferring, rising from supine to sitting position, we devised a set of bed mobility tasks to test key arm, leg, and trunk movements that likely contribute to successful rising from bed. Healthy...

BACKGROUND Muscle fatigue reduces muscle strength and balance control in young people. It is not clear whether fatigue resistance seen in older persons leads to different effects. In order to understand whether muscle fatigue may increase fall risk in older persons, a systematic literature review aimed to summarize knowledge on the effects of lower extremity and trunk muscle fatigue on balance ...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of bilateral upper extremity exercises on trunk performance in patients with stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty in-patients with chronic stroke of at least 6 month's duration participated in this study. Patients in the experimental and control groups received neurological rehabilitation treatment for stroke. In addition to the neu...

Speculations about the contribution of sensory feedback to balance corrections have been strongly influenced by the clinical observations of balance disorders following vestibular or proprioceptive sensory loss. Unfortunately, those speculations have been more influenced by early rudimentary concepts of postural control tested under a limited set of circumstances. For example, from examinations...