Balance Training Reduces Brain Activity during Motor Simulation of a Challenging Balance Task in Older Adults: An fMRI Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018 Aging is associated with a shift from an automatic to a more cortical postural control strategy, which goes along with deteriorations in postural stability.
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Comparing postural balance among older adults and Parkinson's disease patients [PDF]
Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2016 The objective of this study was to compare postural balance among healthy older adults and Parkinson's disease (PD) patients during one-legged stance balance.
Isabela Andrelino de Almeida +5 more
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Proprioceptive changes impair balance control in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2013 Copyright @ 2013 Janssens et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source
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Effects of tai chi on postural control during dual-task stair negotiation in knee osteoarthritis : a randomised controlled trial protocol [PDF]
, 2020 Stair ascent and descent require complex integration between sensory and motor systems; individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) have an elevated risk for falls and fall injuries, which may be in part due to poor dynamic postural control during ...
Chang, A +13 more
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Effectiveness of Mechanical Horse-Riding Simulators on Postural Balance in Neurological Rehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Mechanical horse-riding simulators consist of a device that mimics the movement of a real horse, generating between 50 and 100 three-dimensional physical movements (forward and back, left and right, up and down).
Assumpta Molina-Aroca +12 more
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A cohort study on longitudinal changes in postural balance during the first year after stroke
BMC Neurology, 2022 Introduction Many patients with strokes report increased incidence of fall that can be due to impaired postural balance. The recovery of balance in patients with varying degrees of impairments and activity limitations is less studied, and whether ...
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Plantar center of pressure and postural balance according to head anteposition
Revista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia, 2016 Introduction: balance posture is noticeable in the variations occurring on the plantar center of pressure (COP) due to internal or external disorders.
Pamela León-Molina +4 more
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Jurnal Fisioterapi dan Rehabilitasi, 2021 Dynamic postural balance is very beneficial for the smooth running of daily activities and reduces the risk of falling. One of the factors that affect the body's postural balance is Body Mass Index (BMI).
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Arm-crank training improves postural stability and physical functioning in older people [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Arm crank ergometry (ACE) has been shown to elicit marked improvements in lower body exercise capacity among older individuals. It is currently unknown whether ACE is effective in alleviating functional consequences of aging, such as balance ...
Duncan, M. +3 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Background: Impaired postural balance is a common symptom after stroke and a common cause of falling. Most common daily tasks use arm and hand movements.
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