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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Parisa Sedaghati, Somayeh Ahmadabadi, Maryam Goudarzian
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the durability of the effects of corrective exercises on the postural alignment and stability of hyperkyphotic elderly with a history of falls. The results showed significant improvements in variables such as forward head angle, kyphosis, balance, postural stability, and fear of falling in the experimental group. Although the effects on spinal alignment decreased after three months, more lasting effects were seen in functional balance, postural stability, and fear of falling.
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Neurosciences
Adam W. Kiefer, Cortney N. Armitano-Lago, Brian L. Cone, Scott Bonnette, Christopher K. Rhea, Sarah Cummins-Sebree, Michael A. Riley
Summary: The study found that the late childhood group exhibited longer and faster/more variable COP trajectories, while displaying less regularity in their COP sway position. In contrast, the mid-adolescent group showed greater regularity in their COP speed under closed eyes condition.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammad Shushtari, Atsushi Takagi, Judy Lee, Etienne Burdet, Arash Arami
Summary: This study examines the learning process of lower limb control on a hoverboard, specifically focusing on the balance and control strategies adopted by first-time users. The results indicate that these users learn to maintain their balance and control the hoverboard using an ankle strategy, which remains robust despite changes in muscle group activation patterns.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joshua Colomar, Francisco Corbi, Ernest Baiget
Summary: In this study, young tennis players underwent pre- and post-competition testing after a simulated tennis match. The results suggest that an 80-minute match is insufficient to elicit significant changes in postural control and muscle characteristics in these players. Physiological responses triggered by match-play were closer to those seen after moderate activity.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jose L. Garcia-Soidan, Raquel Leiros-Rodriguez, Vicente Romo-Perez, Jesus Garcia-Lineira
Summary: This study analyzed the implementation of accelerometry as an evaluation technique for postural control in children. It found that accelerometry is mainly used to assess gait and static balance in children, as well as to differentiate between healthy children and those with pathologies.
Article
Cell Biology
Ke-Ke Chen, Zhao-Hui Jin, Lei Gao, Lin Qi, Qiao-Xia Zhen, Cui Liu, Ping Wang, Yong-Hong Liu, Rui-Dan Wang, Yan-Jun Liu, Jin-Ping Fang, Yuan Su, Xiao-Yan Yan, Ai-Xian Liu, Bo-Yan Fang
Summary: Parkinson's disease can be classified into three motor-based subtypes: postural instability/gait difficulty (PIGD), tremor dominant (TD), and indeterminate. Patients who received 2 weeks of multidisciplinary intensive rehabilitation treatment (MIRT) showed significant improvements in symptoms, with the PIGD group showing greater improvement. Symptom improvement was maintained for 1-3 months after discharge in all three groups.
NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Katherine L. Hsieh, Jacob J. Sosnoff
Summary: The study found that smartphone accelerometry has moderate to high correlations with research grade accelerometers and force plates in measuring postural control in pwMS, and can effectively differentiate between assisted device users and non-assisted device users.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maxime Lemieux, Louise Thiry, Olivier D. Laflamme, Frederic Bretzner
Summary: This passage explains the regulation of the spinal locomotor circuit and the role of the cell adhesion molecule DSCAM in motor coordination. DSCAM is crucial for proper motor coordination, especially for breathing and locomotion, impacting the establishment and maintenance of motor circuits.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Adam Goodworth, Duffy Felmlee, Faisal Karmali
Summary: This study examined intersubject variation in human balance, finding that these differences may arise from variances in central sensorimotor processing. Similar sensorimotor feedback mechanisms were found to be used for sagittal and frontal balance. Sensory weight and integral gain exhibited the highest correlations between planes of motion.
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Piotr Kurzeja, Bartlomiej Gasienica-Walczak, Katarzyna Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz, Jaroslaw Prusak
Summary: This study aimed to assess the ability of early school-age children to tolerate body balance disturbance in relation to changes in the sagittal plane of the spine. The results showed a significant correlation between body balance disturbance tolerance and body weight, as well as the curvature of the spine. An increase in lumbar lordosis was found to decrease balance disturbance tolerance skills.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Rajal G. Cohen, Johanna Hocketstaller
Summary: Effort-based postural instructions can impair balance control in young adults, increasing postural sway. Therefore, instructions that promote reducing excess tension and focusing on length and width rather than muscular exertion may be more effective in improving posture and balance in young adults.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Marco Arkesteijn, Rhys Jones, Daniel C. Low
Summary: Walking and modified quiet standing can lead to subtle acute back pain in older females, possibly due to increased upper spinal flexion. However, balance remained unaffected, reducing fall risk.
Article
Neurosciences
Frederic Noe, Betty Hachard, Hadrien Ceyte, Noelle Bru, Thierry Paillard
Summary: The study found that completing the same prolonged cognitive task induces significant heterogeneity in individual responses, with marked individual differences in MF vulnerability that affect balance control differently according to the sensory context.
EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Kyla R. Hamling, Yunlu Zhu, Franziska Auer, David Schoppik
Summary: Animals utilize information about gravity and other destabilizing forces to maintain balance and navigate their environment. Measuring neural responses to these forces is technically complex and expensive. The authors propose a low-cost and noninvasive method called Tilt In Place Microscopy (TIPM) to measure neural activity during body orientation changes. Using TIPM, they studied vestibulospinal neurons in larval zebrafish and found reliable increases in activity in response to roll tilts. TIPM also allowed for longitudinal studies, revealing changes in response strength and neural representation. This method has important implications for understanding balance and neural development.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Kaymie Shiozawa, Jongwoo Lee, Marta Russo, Dagmar Sternad, Neville Hogan
Summary: The study found that the frequency-dependent pattern of ground reaction forces observed in quiet standing conveys quantitative information about human control strategies. Results suggest that the control strategy employed by human subjects to maintain quiet standing was best described by minimal control effort with an emphasis on ankle torque. This method may be extended to investigate human neural control strategies in different balance contexts.
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Amandine Dubois, Titus Bihl, Jean-Pierre Bresciani
INFORMATICS FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Amandine Dubois, Audrey Mouthon, Ranjith Steve Sivagnanaselvam, Jean-Pierre Bresciani
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martina Caramenti, Claudio L. Lafortuna, Elena Mugellini, Omar Abou Khaled, Jean-Pierre Bresciani, Amandine Dubois
Article
Neurosciences
Thibaut Le Naour, Chiara Re, Jean-Pierre Bresciani
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Neurosciences
Marion Giroux, Julien Barra, Pierre-Alain Barraud, Christian Graff, Michel Guerraz
Article
Neurosciences
Sylvain Harquel, Michel Guerraz, Pierre-Alain Barraud, Corinne Cian
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Fabio Solari, Martina Caramenti, Manuela Chessa, Paolo Pretto, Heinrich H. Buelthoff, Jean-Pierre Bresciani
FRONTIERS IN NEURAL CIRCUITS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Martina Caramenti, Claudio L. Lafortuna, Elena Mugellini, Omar Abou Khaled, Jean-Pierre Bresciani, Amandine Dubois
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2019)
Article
Neurosciences
Marine Beaudoin, Julien Barra, Louise Dupraz, Pauline Mollier-Sabet, Michel Guerraz
EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Psychology
Marion Giroux, Julien Barra, Christian Graff, Michel Guerraz
Summary: This study investigates whether colocalization of the user's and avatar's bodies is necessary for visual integration in self-motion perception in virtual reality. The results suggest that while colocalization enhances kinaesthetic illusions to some extent, it is not essential for their occurrence.
ATTENTION PERCEPTION & PSYCHOPHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Merrick Dida, Corinne Cian, Pierre-Alain Barraud, Michel Guerraz, Rafael Laboissiere
Summary: Various studies have explored the relationship between postural stability and susceptibility to motion sickness, with recent findings indicating that motion sick individuals have deficits in selecting and reweighting multimodal sensory information. Participants who are less prone to motion sickness show more similar balance between high and low frequencies in postural tasks with eyes open and closed. Furthermore, the susceptibility to motion sickness affects the de-adaptation process following platform oscillation, highlighting individual differences in sensory reweighting for postural control.
Review
Physiology
Caroline Landelle, Marie Chancel, Caroline Blanchard, Michel Guerraz, Anne Kavounoudias
Summary: Recent advances in research have shown the specific contribution of muscle proprioception to touch and vision, as well as the greater decline in muscle proprioception compared to touch in older adults. This highlights the importance of addressing disruptions in sense of movement for diagnosis and rehabilitation purposes.
CURRENT OPINION IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Julien Barra, Marion Giroux, Morgane Metral, Corinne Cian, Marion Luyat, Anne Kavounoudias, Michel Guerraz
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE CLINIQUE-CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Martina Caramenti, Paolo Pretto, Claudio L. Lafortuna, Jean-Pierre Bresciani, Amandine Dubois
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Morgane Metral, Michel Guerraz
CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION
(2019)
Article
Neurosciences
Nina Gras, Torsten Brauner, Scott Wearing, Thomas Horstmann
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the challenge posed by progressively unstable balance devices to bipedal stance during early functional rehabilitation in THA patients. The results showed that increasingly compliant balance pads provided a progressive challenge, while the challenge posed by the oscillating platform was lower and independent of the ability to stand independently.
Article
Neurosciences
Sharon M. H. Tsang, Evest H. W. Chan, Jason Y. H. Chan, Gladys P. Y. Huang, Kelly K. T. Lam, Eunice W. Y. Lam, Allan C. L. Fu, Eliza R. Sun
Summary: This study examined the differences in postural adjustments between erect, hyperlordotic, and swayback postures when facing external perturbations. The findings suggest that adopting hyperlordotic and swayback postures alters the contributions of the active and passive subsystems of the spine in postural control, potentially reducing the spine's ability to withstand loading and shear forces.
Article
Neurosciences
Hsin-yi Wang, Cheng-Yi Ho, Min-Chun Pan
Summary: This study investigated the differences in lumbar and hip movements during gait and muscle activities related to knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients and healthy participants. The results showed that KOA patients used a hyperlordotic lumbar and hip flexed strategy, leading to excessive stress on the lower extremity joints during gait.
Article
Neurosciences
Yoshitaka Otani, Osamu Aoki
Summary: This study found that feelings of fear affect postural control but not the internal focus of attention. This finding may be useful in assessments and interventions for older adults with a fall risk.
Article
Neurosciences
Haruki Toda, Hiroaki Hobara, Mitsunori Tada
Summary: This study investigated sex differences in lower limb dynamic joint stiffness (DJS) during walking in older adults. The results showed that ankle DJS was lower in older women, which was caused by the reduced ankle plantarflexion moment. However, knee DJS did not elucidate the cause of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in older women.
Article
Neurosciences
Luis H. Cubillos, Elliott J. Rouse, Thomas E. Augenstein, Varun Joshi, Edward S. Claflin, Chandramouli Krishnan
Summary: The study found that the reliability of stiffness, viscosity, and inertia of the ankle joint was good to excellent during standing. During walking, the reliability of stiffness and viscosity was also good to excellent, while that of inertia was fair to good. The minimal detectable change (MDC) ranged widely, but was higher for inertia during walking.
Article
Neurosciences
Alexandra F. Dejong Lempke, Danielle L. Hunt, Sarah B. Willwerth, Pierre A. d'Hemecourt, William P. Meehan III, Kristin E. Whitney
Summary: Adolescent athletes alter their gait patterns throughout a marathon race, and there are correlations between biomechanical features and race performance among young marathoners.
Article
Neurosciences
Ali Esmaeili, Sayed Esmaeil Hosseininejad, Amirali Jafarnezhadgero, Valdeci Carlos Dionisio
Summary: This study investigates the effects of footwear type, navicular drop and ankle pronation on lower limb joint stiffness during running. The results show that navicular drop and dynamic ankle pronation do not affect joint stiffness, but footwear type significantly affects joint stiffness. Conventional footwear increases ankle and hip joint stiffness while reducing knee joint stiffness, which may have implications for injury risk.
Article
Neurosciences
Takahiro Watanabe, Tomoya Takabayashi, Takanori Kikumoto, Yudai Kikuchi, Shunsuke Suzuki, Shiori Hiratsuka, Masayoshi Kubo
Summary: This study suggests that there are differences in abductor hallucis activity between individuals with chronic ankle instability and ankle sprain copers, indicating neuromuscular dysfunction in these patients, which leads to pain and instability symptoms.
Letter
Neurosciences
Susan M. Linder, Mandy Miller Koop, Jay L. Alberts
Article
Neurosciences
Elza van Duijnhoven, Marit van der Veen, Fieke S. Koopman, Frans Nollet, Sjoerd M. Bruijn, Merel-Anne Brehm
Summary: Gait stability is impaired in polio survivors with plantarflexor weakness, characterized by increased step width and step length variability and lower MoSAP. These factors are related to the elevated energy cost of walking in polio survivors.
Article
Neurosciences
Rebecca Hemming, Alister du Rose, Liba Sheeran, Robert van Deursen, Valerie Sparkes
Summary: In a forward bending task, there is a relationship between trunk muscle activation and regional thoracic and lumbar kinematics in NSCLBP subgroups, indicating different motor control strategies adopted by different subgroups when performing bending tasks.
Review
Neurosciences
Carina Pohle, Linda Becker, Jochen Baumeister
Summary: This systematic review is the first to compile evidence on the effect of the menstrual cycle on postural control. The evidence regarding the influence of the menstrual cycle on postural control is unclear. However, a trend of decreased postural control from the early follicular phase to the ovulatory phase was observed in balance tasks that eliminated or altered sensory input.