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Impaired Motor Function in the Affected Arm Predicts Impaired Postural Balance After Stroke: A Cross Sectional Study

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.
Lena Rafsten, Lena Rafsten, Christiane Meirelles, Anna Danielsson, Anna Danielsson, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen   +6 more
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Effects of smartphone use duration on postural balance in adolescents with intellectual disabilities [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background This study investigates the impact of different smartphone use durations on postural balance in adolescents with moderate to mild intellectual disabilities.
Ghada Jouira, Ghazi Rekik, Dan Iulian Alexe, Elena Adelina Panaet, Cătălin Aurelian Ștefănescu, Cristina Ioana Alexe   +5 more
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Impact of occlusal proprioception on static postural balance. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Conflicting results on the effects of occlusal proprioceptive information on standing sway have been reported in the literature, partly due to the heterogeneity of the occlusal criterion studied and the experimental protocol used. In this study, occlusal functions, different mandibular positions and visual conditions were used to investigate the ...
Giraudeau A, Nicol C, Macchi R, Coyle T, Mesure S, Berdha K, Orthlieb JD, Barthèlemy J.   +7 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Effects of infant care posture and weight on static postural balance. [PDF]

Technol Health Care
BACKGROUND: Studies investigating postural balance during various infant care postures have not been reported yet. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to measure static postural balance when holding an infant dummy in-arms and carrying an infant dummy on back according to different infant dummy weights.
Kim JW, Cha SH, Lee MK, Ko J, Kwon YR.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Association Between Sleep Parameters and Postural Control: A Literature Review [PDF]

Sleep Medicine Research, 2022
Background and Objective The purpose of the review was to explore the association between sleep parameters and postural control. Methods The PubMed, Science Direct, and EBSCO were searched using the keywords ‘sleep’ including either sleep quality, sleep ...
Tarushi Tanwar, Zubia Veqar
doaj   +1 more source

Compromising Postural Balance in the Elderly [PDF]

Gerontology, 2009
<i>Background:</i> Additional tasks that are assumed to disturb standing postural control can be divided in added motor or added cognitive tasks. It is unknown which type of task causes the most disturbances of postural control in elderly.
Swanenburg, Jaap, de Bruin, Eling D, Uebelhart, Daniel, Mulder, Theo   +3 more
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Self-perceived postural balance correlates with postural balance and anxiety during the first year after stroke: a part of the randomized controlled GOTVED study

BMC Neurology, 2020
Background Postural balance is an important rehabilitation outcome, and screening stroke patients for confidence in postural balance during rehabilitation and before hospital discharge is recommended.
Lena Rafsten, Anna Danielsson, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between functional disability with postural balance among patients with chronic low back pain

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
IntroductionPostural balance is impaired in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). In addition, the swaying velocity can be affected by low back pain (LBP) dysfunction.
Pingge Sun, Kunbin Li, Xianli Yao, Zhiyuan Wu, Yafei Yang   +4 more
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Effects of Balance Training on Postural Control in Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Biyumikānīk-i varzishī, 2022
Objective The Objective Ankle sprains are among the most common injuries in athletes. One of the limitations of people with chronic ankle instability is the lack of postural control.
Makan Piri, Khadijeh Otadi, Azadeh Shadmehr, Kazem Malmir   +3 more
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Body Sway Characteristics During Static Upright Position Following Systematic Balance Training in Older Adults [PDF]

Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 2022
Introduction: Postural stability is important to control the bodys position in space and for daily life activities, as increased postural sway increases the risk of falls, and is related to injuries and morbidity in older adults.Objective: The aim of the
Jadwiga Kubica, Jadwiga Szymura, Joanna Pera   +2 more
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