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Postural Stability and Physical Fitness in Preschool Children: Associations with Lower-Limb Muscular Strength, Speed/Agility, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness [PDF]

Children
Background/Objectives: Postural stability is considered a key component of motor development during early childhood; however, its specific association with different components of physical fitness in preschool children remains insufficiently explored ...
Andrés Godoy-Cumillaf, Josivaldo de Souza-Lima, Frano Giakoni-Ramírez, Catalina Muñoz-Strale, Maribel Parra-Saldias, Daniel Duclos-Bastias, Claudio Farias-Valenzuela, Eugenio Merellano-Navarro, José Bruneau-Chávez   +8 more
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Cervical Joint Position Sense and Its Correlations with Postural Stability in Subjects with Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Life, 2022
Cervical joint position sense (JPS) and postural stability are vital to maintaining balance and preventing falls in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Impaired cervical JPS may influence postural stability, and understanding the relationship between them can ...
Ravi Shankar Reddy, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Snehil Dixit, Abdullah Raizah, Mohammed Lafi Al-Otaibi, Kumar Gular, Irshad Ahmad, Mohamed Sherif Sirajudeen   +7 more
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The Relationship Between Hip Strength and Postural Stability in Collegiate Athletes Who Participate in Lower Extremity Dominant Sports

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 2021
# Background Lower extremity (LE) injuries are common across many sports. Both core strength (including hip strength) deficits and poor postural stability have been linked to lower extremity (LE) injury. The relationship between these two characteristics
Bryce Olsen, Nicholas Freijomil, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory S Faherty, Timothy C Sell   +6 more
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Insufficiencies in sensory systems reweighting is associated with walking impairment severity in chronic stroke: an observational cohort study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
BackgroundWalking and balance impairment are common sequelae of stroke and significantly impact functional independence, morbidity, and mortality.
Oluwole O. Awosika, Amanda Garver, Colin Drury, Heidi J. Sucharew, Pierce Boyne, Sarah M. Schwab, Emily Wasik, Melinda Earnest, Kari Dunning, Amit Bhattacharya, Pooja Khatri, Brett M. Kissela   +11 more
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The Differentiation of Self-Motion From External Motion Is a Prerequisite for Postural Control: A Narrative Review of Visual-Vestibular Interaction

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
The visual system is a source of sensory information that perceives environmental stimuli and interacts with other sensory systems to generate visual and postural responses to maintain postural stability.
Shikha Chaudhary, Nicola Saywell, Denise Taylor   +2 more
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Reliability and usefulness of the single leg heel raise balance test in patients with chronic ankle instability

Scientific Reports, 2021
We aimed to analyze the differences in static (including conventional and modified [single-leg heel-raise balance]) and dynamic postural stability and muscle endurance between patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) and healthy controls, and to ...
Jin Hyuck Lee, Hae Woon Jung, Taek Sung Jung, Woo Young Jang   +3 more
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Posture and Texting: Effect on Balance in Young Adults. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Using a mobile phone while doing another activity is a common dual-task activity in our daily lives. This study examined the effect of texting on the postural stability of young adults.
Nurul Retno Nurwulan, Bernard C Jiang, Hardianto Iridiastadi   +2 more
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Effects of non-extensible lumbar belts on static and dynamic postural stability

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background Previous studies have found that increased intra-abdominal pressure helps to reduce spinal loading and improve spine stability. Non-extensible lumbar belts (NEBs) could elevate intra-abdominal pressure and augment spinal stability.
Jingyuan Bai, Anke Hua, Dongkai Weng, Nan Wang, Jian Wang   +4 more
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Postural Stability and Proprioception Abnormalities in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Applied Sciences, 2021
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) leads to the damage of all joint components, with consequent proprioceptive impairment leading to a decline in balance and an increase in the risk of falls.
Luciana Labanca, Giuseppe Barone, Stefano Zaffagnini, Laura Bragonzoni, Maria Grazia Benedetti   +4 more
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Postural Indices and Limits of Stability in Subjects Having Chronic Low Back Pain versus Healthy Control: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study [PDF]

Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 2021
Introduction: Balance and postural performance measures are quite variable. These measures can be influenced by chronic musculoskeletal problems. In the literature, contradicting results are given regarding the effects of postural stability indices and ...
Hisham M. Hussein
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