PURPOSE The aim of the study is to define the impact of exercise on a treadmill on static balance and stability of posture in a group of patients after cerebral stroke rehabilitated in a late period, with an application of a treadmill with the function of visual biofeedback. METHODS The examination was carried out in a group of 46 people in a late period after ischemic cerebral stroke. The pa...

PURPOSE Correct foot structure is important due to locomotion and postural stability. The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between morphological foot structure and balance indices in a quiet standing position in women over 65 years of age. METHODS The study included 116 women aged 65-90 years. The mean age was 70.6 ± 8.4 years and BMI 29.1 ± 3.4 m/kg2. The measured indices...

The study aimed to (1) compare postural stability between sitting and standing in healthy individuals and (2) define center-of-pressure (COP) measures during sitting that could also explain standing stability. Fourteen healthy individuals randomly maintained (1) two short-sitting positions with eyes open or closed, with or without hand support, and (2) one standing position with eyes open with ...

objectives: postural control deficit is one of the most important problems in children with spastic cerebral palsy (cp). the purpose of this paper is to review the reactive postural control in spastic children with cp. methods: researches on development of reactive postural control in typically developing (td) children and children with cerebral palsy (cp) were analyzed. results: the results of...

BACKGROUND Postural instability and gait disability threaten the independence and well-being of people with Parkinson's disease and increase the risk of falls and fall-related injuries. Prospective research has shown that commonly-used clinical assessments of balance and walking lack the sensitivity to accurately and consistently identify those people with Parkinson's disease who are at a highe...

Relevance/Impact The control of human gait and the maintenance of balance depend upon the complex integration of visual, vestibular and somatosensory information. Dysfunction of any of these components can result in deficits in the body’s ability to maintain equilibrium of the centre of mass by counteracting the constant destabilising forces that challenge it. The role of vision in the control ...