OBJECTIVE To investigate seated postural control in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) compared with age-matched controls. DESIGN Cohort. SETTING University research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Adults (N=36; mean age ± SD, 22.5 ± 3.2y): 7 persons with high SCI (HI group; injury level greater than T10), 11 persons with low SCI (LI group; injury level between T10 and L4), and 18 persons wit...

While walking on an instrumented treadmill, 20 subjects were perturbed by lateral sinusoidal oscillations representative of those encountered in transport: frequencies in the range 0.5-2 Hz and accelerations in the range 0.1-2.0 ms(-2) r.m.s., corresponding to velocities in the range 0.032-0.16 ms(-1) r.m.s. Postural stability was assessed from the self-reported probability of losing balance (i...

The authors present the original Charcot's description of postural instability in Parkinson's disease as well as the evolution of this sign after 120 years of Charcot's death.

OBJECTIVE Soccer players with functional instability of the ankle joint have shown impairment of postural control in single limb stance. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of stance perturbation. METHODS A standardised method for the study of postural corrections after perturbation (Equitest) was used. Female soccer players with and without functional instability were examined. ...

abstract   background: postural instability has been identified as a potential precursor of falls in elderly subjects. postural stability in quiet stance is commonly assessed with center of pressure (cop) measures. the purpose of this study was to determine testretest reliability and minimal detectable change (mdc) for the center of pressure (cop) measures in the elderly subjects.   methods: ei...

Purpose Altered movement patterns and spine instability are important factors in the etiology of chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP). The faulty recruitment pattern of core muscles causes poor support and increased loading on the lumbar spine and ultimately leads to postural instability. The aim of this study is the effect of core stability exercises (CSE) combined with abdominal hollow...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate characteristics of the postural instability in patients with stroke and to present a prediction model of post-stroke falls. METHODS Patients with a first-ever stroke who had been evaluated by the Balance Master (BM) at post-stroke 3 months (±1 month) between August 2011 and December 2015 were enrolled. Parameters for the postural instability, such as the weight bearing a...