objectives: postural control deficit is one of the most important problems in children with spastic cerebral palsy (cp). the purpose of this paper is to review the reactive postural control in spastic children with cp. methods: researches on development of reactive postural control in typically developing (td) children and children with cerebral palsy (cp) were analyzed. results: the results of...

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...

introduction: postural control is regarded to as a critical element in physical activities and as an important factor in performing athletic skills. previous studies have reported controversial results about the effects of different training programs and also of detraining on the postural control. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of two-, four-, and six-week detraining after a period of ...

background and aim: the elderly afflicted with hearing loss experience the consequent problems of falling and imbalance. some rea­sons have been reported for the relationship between hearing loss and imbalance. however, a large part of the population of the elderly does not experience hearing assessments and if such assessments are done, the right rehabilitation services are not offered. this s...

this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the reliability of static control evaluation with synapsys posturography system (sps, marseille, france) and to compare the static postural control of deaf children with typically developing children. this study was conducted in 2 phases on 81 children of 7 to 12 years old in tehran schools. the first phase examined the reliability of static balance...

purpose: the aim of this study is to change one of the primary impairments associated with multiple sclerosis, i.e. ataxia, in which there is insufficient postural control. materials and methods: the current randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of aquatic exercise on postural control in ms ataxic patients. thirty-two patients with multiple sclerosis with a degree of ataxia indic...

background: previous studies have shown detrimental effects of muscle fatigue on balance. also they have reported the effects of kinesio taping (kt) on postural control, joint support, and muscle function. however, no studies have been conducted so far to assess the immediate effects of kt after local muscle fatigue on balance. therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether kt improv...

background :rupture of the anterior cruciate ligment (acl) is a common knee injury. the purpose of this study was to determine the balance control in football players with and without acl reconstruction in posture of injury.   methods : sway of the center of gravity of 15 patients with acl reconstruction was compared with 15 healthy, age and sex-matched subjects as the control group. all tests ...

objective sensorineural hearing loss is believed to be the result of a physiologic malfunction in the inner ear or acoustic nerve. depending on the rapidity of progression and severity, sensorineural hearing loss can be endlessly annoying, frightening and can constitute a permanent after effect. moreover, there is no surgical procedure that can reverse or lessen the severity of a sensorineural ...

the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of eight weeks corrective games on kyphosis angle and postural control in kyphotic mentally retarded children. method: thirty mentally retarded girls children with increase normal thoracic kyphosis (kyphosis angle≥40) were selected and randomly divided in two groups training group (n=15 with mean average 12/06±2/8 years old, height 145±1/33cm,...