The evaluation of postural stability during quiet stance, step up and step up task with perturbation using posturography could be useful in treatment and outcome monitoring in chronic low back pain rehabilitation (CLBP). The aim of this study was twofold and investigating 1) differences of postural stability measures between CLBP patients and healthy participants during above mentioned tasks. 2...

BACKGROUND/AIM To investigate differences in state anxiety, spinal posture and mobility, postural competency, and stability across the menstrual cycle in active women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirteen physically active women (18-25 years) with a regular menstrual cycle were recruited. Anxiety with the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory; spinal posture, mobility, and competency with a Spi...

BACKGROUND Recently, several studies have reported age-associated increases in muscle coactivation during postural control. A rigid posture induced by strong muscle coactivation reduces the degree of freedom to be organized by the postural control system. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of balance training on muscle coactivation during postural control in older adults. MET...

BACKGROUND Postural instability is a classical characteristic of cerebral palsy (CP), but it has not been examined during functional play activity. Recent work has demonstrated that when motor tasks are made functionally more relevant, performance improves, even in children with movement pathology. It is possible that in a disease state, the underlying control mechanisms that are associated wit...

Approximately 30 percent of the elderly population sustain a fall each year, constituting an important health problem [16]. Falls have different immediate consequences such as hip fractures, and long-term consequences, ranging from restriction of activity to institutionalization [16, 21]. Postural instability is strongly associated with falls and is the best single predictor of falls. Postural ...

Dynamic posturography has become an important tool for understanding standing balance in clinical settings. A key test in the NeuroCom International (Clackamas, Oregon) dynamic posturography system, the Sensory Organization Test (SOT), provides information about the integration of multiple components of balance. The SOT test leads to an outcome measure called the "equilibrium score" (ES), which...

PURPOSE Falls are a significant cause of morbidity in the elderly. Because decreased vision is known to be a significant risk factor for falling in this age group, we sought to examine the effect of the removal of cataract, a major cause of visual handicap, on postural stability. METHODS Postural stability was measured in 23 patients who underwent cataract surgery, before and 1 to 4 months af...

Postural control is no longer considered simply a summation of static reflexes but, rather, a complex skill based on the interaction of dynamic sensorimotor processes. The two main functional goals of postural behaviour are postural orientation and postural equilibrium. Postural orientation involves the active alignment of the trunk and head with respect to gravity, support surfaces, the visual...

BACKGROUND This study used a dual task design to examine the effect of sensory context on postural stability during the concurrent performance of an attentionally demanding cognitive task in young and older adults with and without a history of imbalance and falls. METHODS A choice reaction time auditory task was used to produce changes in attention during quiet stance in six different sensory...

Introduction: Balance impairment is a common problem and a major cause of motor disability after stroke. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether low-frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) improves the postural balance problems in stroke patients. Methods: This randomized double blind clinical trial with 12 weeks follow-up was conducted on stroke patients. Trea...