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Journal of Aging Research, 2021 Postural stability control performance assessment is necessary in providing important information for individuals who are at risk of falling or who have balance impairment.
Sumet Heamawatanachai +3 more
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Dynamic posturography findings among patients with liver cirrhosis in Egypt
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2012 Background Liver cirrhosis is a condition that destroys the normal function of the liver, leading to hepatic encephalopathy, which is associated with impairment in postural control and disturbance in balance.
Wael M. Aref +3 more
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Computerized posturography in the diagnosis and treatment of the instability of the elderly [PDF]
Romanian 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
Annales 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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Frontiers 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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The Effect of Ankle–Foot Orthoses and Their Characteristics on Balance, and Postural Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Cerebral palsy (CP) frequently compromises postural control and balance in children. Ankle–foot orthoses (AFOs) are routinely prescribed to improve stability, yet the influence of specific design parameters—stiffness, alignment, and individualized tuning—on balance outcomes remains inadequately characterized.
Gasavi Nezhad Z, Vafayi A, Arazpour M.
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Romberg ratio in quiet stance posturography—Test to retest reliability [PDF]
, 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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Frontiers 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
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Effects of ethanol on non-invasively recorded cerebellar, cerebral, and postural responses to axial perturbation: A case study. [PDF]
Physiol RepAbstract We report for the first time non‐invasively recorded ethanol (EtOH) induced changes in the spontaneous and evoked activity of the human cerebellum. We recorded electroencephalography (EEG), electro‐cerebellography (ECeG), lower limb electro‐myography (EMG), and posturography in a 64 year old adult male before and after oral ingestion of EtOH ...
Todd NPM, Govender S, Colebatch JG.
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Comparison of Postural Stability and Regulation among Female Athletes from Different Sports
Applied Sciences, 2021 The aim of this study was to evaluate the postural regulation of female athletes who participate in different sports under normal and high-demand conditions.
Andreas Lauenroth +5 more
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