Comparison of balance in seated and non-seated employees of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences [PDF]
Physiotherapy Quarterly, 2019 IntroductionDevelopments in modern technology in occupational settings have resulted in prolonged sitting at the workplace. Prolonged sedentarism may cause musculoskeletal complications and impaired balance. The present study aimed to evaluate balance in employees working in a seated position for more than half of their working day compared with ...
Fatemeh Jabarifard +4 more
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Adaptation of computerized posturography to assess seated balance in persons with spinal cord injury [PDF]
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2013 The ability to retain or improve seated balance function after spinal cord injury (SCI) may mean the difference between independence and requiring assistance for basic activities of daily living. Compared with assessments of standing and walking balance, seated balance assessments remain relatively underemphasized and under-utilized.To optimize tools ...
Noam Y Harel +2 more
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A Novel Trunk Rehabilitation Robot Based Evaluation of Seated Balance Under Varying Seat Surface and Visual Conditions [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2020 Physical therapy involving the use of varying types of seating surface and visual input is recommended for individuals suffering from trunk instability.
Amre Eizad +5 more
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Overground vs. treadmill-based robotic gait training to improve seated balance in people with motor-complete spinal cord injury: a case report [PDF]
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2017 Background Robotic overground gait training devices, such as the Ekso, require users to actively participate in triggering steps through weight-shifting movements. It remains unknown how much the trunk muscles are activated during these movements, and if
Amanda E. Chisholm +3 more
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A neuroprosthesis for control of seated balance after spinal cord injury. [PDF]
J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2015 A major desire of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) is the ability to maintain a stable trunk while in a seated position. Such stability is invaluable during many activities of daily living (ADL) such as regular work in the home and office environments, wheelchair propulsion and driving a vehicle.
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Idiopathic scoliosis and balance organisation in seated position on a seesaw [PDF]
European Spine Journal, 2010 The aim was to determine the biomechanical processes involved in postural regulation when self-imposed disturbances occur in the seated position in the antero-posterior direction. Twelve female adolescents with right thoracic scoliosis (SG) (Cobb = 30.4 degrees +/- 9.7) and 15 control adolescents (CG) were included in this study.
Anne-Violette Bruyneel
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Transferability of a 10-week remotely delivered Virtual Physical Activity Seated Exercise (V-PASE) program on post-stroke functional mobility: study protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial [PDF]
TrialsBackground Seated exercises may reduce the need for in-person support during home-based exercise programs in people with balance impairments. However, it is uncertain if these exercises can transfer to improved lower extremity function and mobility. Thus,
Paul Mackie +16 more
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Inferring Control Intent during Seated Balance using Inverse Model Predictive Control. [PDF]
IEEE Robot Autom Lett, 2019 Patients with Low Back Pain (LBP) are suggested to follow a protective coping strategy. Therefore, rehabilitation of these patients requires estimating their motor control strategies (the control intent). In this letter, we present an approach that infers the control intent by solving an inverse Model Predictive Control (iMPC) problem.
Ramadan A +4 more
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Effects of reflex delays on postural control during unstable seated balance [PDF]
Journal of Biomechanics, 2009 Patients with low-back pain (LBP) exhibit longer trunk muscle reflex latencies and poorer postural control than healthy individuals. We hypothesized that balance during a simulated postural control task would become impaired when the delays exhibited by LBP patients were incorporated into neuromuscular control.
N Peter Reeves, Jacek Cholewicki
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A closed-loop self-righting controller for seated balance in the coronal and diagonal planes following spinal cord injury [PDF]
Medical Engineering and Physics, 2020 Ronald J Triolo, Musa L Audu, Michael
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