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Body Sway Characteristics During Static Upright Position Following Systematic Balance Training in Older Adults [PDF]

open access: yesRehabilitacja 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   +2 more
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Posturography with head movements in the assessment of balance in chronic unilateral vestibular lesions

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The aim of our study was to validate the method of head-shake static posturography (HS-posturography) in healthy individuals and to establish the value of this novel method in the diagnostics of patients with unilateral vestibular lesion (UV).
Magdalena Janc   +5 more
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Balance Assessment Using a Smartwatch Inertial Measurement Unit with Principal Component Analysis for Anatomical Calibration

open access: yesSensors, 2023
Balance assessment, or posturography, tracks and prevents health complications for a variety of groups with balance impairment, including the elderly population and patients with traumatic brain injury.
Benjamin M. Presley   +4 more
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Radiological and functional assessment in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Although patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) may have impaired postural control, current diagnosis of LSS depends mainly on clinical manifestation and radiological assessment, while functional assessment of postural balance remains less
Chuan-Ching Huang   +2 more
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Computerized posturography in the diagnosis and treatment of the instability of the elderly [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Neurology, 2013
Aging of the world’s population is a fact that accounts for the emphasized interest for the pathology of the elderly. The objective of this paper is the evaluation of the utility of computerized posturography in the diagnosis and treatment of the ...
Gabriela Musat
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The applications of posturography in selected neurological disorders

open access: yesAnnales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis, 2023
Posturography is one of the objective methods of evaluating human balance. Human balance is the ability to maintain a vertical center of mass (COM) in the support area (base of support – BOS).
Anna Oczadło   +3 more
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Balance Impairment in Fahr’s Disease: Mixed Signs of Parkinsonism and Cerebellar Disorder. A Case Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
Fahr’s disease is a rare idiopathic degenerative disease characterized by calcifications in the brain, and has also been associated with balance impairment. However, a detailed analysis of balance in these patients has not been performed.
Stefano Scarano   +8 more
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Association of posturography with clinical measures in balance rehabilitation of ataxic patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The assessment of balance includes posturography measures and clinical balance tests in individuals with ataxia. Although both advantages and disadvantages of these assessments have been stated, no relationship between them in individuals with ataxia has
Özge Onursal Kilinç   +7 more
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Romberg ratio in quiet stance posturography—Test to retest reliability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We investigated test to retest reliability and intraindividual variability of Romberg ratios in quiet stance posturography. Thirty-six healthy young adults (17 males, 19 females aged 15–38 years) were divided into 3 groups with different time-intervals ...
Tjernström, Fredrik   +2 more
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Migraine With Aura Is Related to Delayed Motor Control Reaction and Imbalance Following External Perturbations

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: It is evidenced that migraineurs present balance deficits. However, the balance recovery following unexpected ground perturbations, which reflect conditions of everyday activities, has not been investigated in this population.Aim: We aimed to
Gabriela F. Carvalho   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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