Chronic low back pain (CLBP), one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions in older adults, might affect balance and functional independence. The purpose of this study was to investigate the postural responses to a suddenly released pulling force in older adults with and without CLBP. Thirty community-dwelling older adults with CLBP and 26 voluntary controls without CLBP were enrolled. Par...

introduction: parkinson`s disease (pd) is a chronic disorder of basal ganglia with cardinal signs of resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability. various studies have evaluated quiet stance postural stability in mild pd but as the authors know there is no consensus on this issue. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate stance stability of the subjects at early stage...

Background: The maintenance of postural control is a key component in dynamic physical activity, especially during muscle fatigue and against external forces. Despite many studies in this field, there is no consensus regarding the effects of plantar flexor muscles fatigue on postural control during different postural tasks.Objective: To evaluate the effects of plantar flexor muscles fatigue on ...

Background: Poor balance performance and impaired postural control have been frequently reported in patients with low back pain. However, postural control is rarely monitored during the course of treatment even though poor postural control may contribute to chronicity and recurrence of symptoms. Therefore, the present study aimed at investigating the effect of a nonextensible lumbosacral orth...

Typically, balance training has been used as an intervention paradigm either as static or as reactive balance training. Possible differences in functional outcomes between the two modalities have not been profoundly studied. The objective of the study was to investigate the specificity of neuromuscular adaptations in response to two balance intervention modalities within test and intervention p...

M aintaining balance is essential to carrying out daily tasks without falling. This review will describe the impact of impaired postural control on older adults, operationalize what is meant by postural control, and outline postural control test batteries. Findings from highly quantitative, laboratorybased studies will be discussed because these data serve as the foundation of knowledge regardi...