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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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Time‐of‐Day Effects on Postural Balance in Blind Children: A Cross‐Sectional Comparative Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims The effect of time‐of‐day on postural balance has been documented in sighted children. Given that vision is central to postural control and circadian synchronization, its absence may influence these temporal patterns.
Rym Baccouch, Rihab Borji, Rabeb Laatar, Achraf Ammar, Hamdi Chtourou, Haithem Rebai, Sonia Sahli   +6 more
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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
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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
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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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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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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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Head Posture and Postural Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Who Use Dentures

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: Tooth loss and consequent denture use and impaired posture and postural balance are more prevalent in older adults than in the young ones.
Youngsook Bae, Yongnam Park
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StartReact effects support different pathophysiological mechanisms underlying freezing of gait and postural instability in Parkinson's disease. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The pathophysiology underlying postural instability in Parkinson's disease is poorly understood. The frequent co-existence with freezing of gait raises the possibility of shared pathophysiology.
Jorik Nonnekes, Digna de Kam, Lars B Oude Nijhuis, Karin van Geel, Bastiaan R Bloem, Alexander Geurts, Vivian Weerdesteyn   +6 more
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