Review
Neurosciences
Maria Pia Bucci, Philippe Villeneuve
Summary: This article reviews recent studies on postural control, specifically focusing on the role of foot and visual inputs in a static postural stance. The authors performed a search and synthesis of articles from electronic databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO, PubMed, and ResearchGate published until 2021. The aim of this review is to provide reference values for future studies on postural control in both healthy individuals and patients, and to encourage the development of protocols that consider the specificity of different systems responsible for human balance control.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xingda Qu, Xinyao Hu, Jun Zhao, Zhong Zhao
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the roles of lower-limb joint proprioception in postural control during gait. Results showed that hip proprioception played the most important role in postural control during gait among the components, and the mechanisms for the effects of hip proprioception were different between age groups.
APPLIED ERGONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Burhan Gucmen, Burhan Fatih Kocyigit, Vedat Nacitarhan, Ejder Berk, Tuba Tulay Koca, Ahmet Akyol
Summary: This study compared the proprioception of the cervical region in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients with a healthy control group and examined the relationship between cervical proprioception impairment and loss of balance. The results showed that FMS patients had impaired cervical proprioception and balance, which worsened with increased disease activity and fatigue level.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ziquan Zeng, Jiaxin Shan, Yilong Zhang, Yi Wang, Congcong Li, Junyi Li, Weijian Chen, Zixuan Ye, Xiangling Ye, Zehua Chen, Zugui Wu, Chuanxi Zhao, Xuemeng Xu
Summary: Patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis (KOA) exhibit asymmetries in muscle strength, proprioception, biomechanics, and postural stability. Muscle strength, proprioception, and postural stability are significantly associated variables, and changes in these variables should be considered in KOA prevention and rehabilitation.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Robert H. Brophy, Kevin A. Schafer, Derrick M. Knapik, John Motley, Amanda Haas, Matthew J. Matava, Rick W. Wright, Matthew Smith
Summary: Dynamic postural stability significantly improves up to 12 months after ACL reconstruction, with improvements primarily in the medial/lateral and anterior/posterior planes of motion.
ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rafal Szafraniec, Dariusz Harmacinski, Michal Kuczynski
Summary: The study aimed to determine the effects of low-intensity resistance training on force-matching task and balance. The results showed that a 12-week low-intensity resistance training improved the accuracy of the force-matching task, but did not affect postural stability or strategies.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Lydiane Lauzier, Mohamed Abdelhafid Kadri, Emilie Bouchard, Kevin Bouchard, Sebastien Gaboury, Jean-Michel Gagnon, Marie-Pier Girard, Andreanne Larouche, Roxane Robert, Patrick Lapointe, Rubens A. da Silva, Louis-David Beaulieu
Summary: This study compared the effects of standing on a foam pad versus a novel vibration platform on center of pressure parameters, finding that foam had a greater impact on both young and older participants compared to vibration. However, when corrected for baseline levels, the increase in COP parameters induced by vibration was not significantly different between age groups, in contrast to foam.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jose Antonio Mingorance, Pedro Montoya, Jose Garcia Vivas Miranda, Inmaculada Riquelme
Summary: This study compared differences in postural balance, pain, and depression between patients with chronic and acute low back pain. The results showed that patients with chronic low back pain had higher body sway and faster sway speed compared to patients with acute low back pain and healthy controls. However, these group differences disappeared when depression was taken into account. Therefore, the assessment of postural balance and depression is essential for the design of personalized interventions in pain conditions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Ravi Shankar Reddy, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Snehil Dixit, Abdullah Raizah, Mohammed Lafi Al-Otaibi, Kumar Gular, Irshad Ahmad, Mohamed Sherif Sirajudeen
Summary: Cervical joint position sense and postural stability are impaired in individuals with FMS, and there is a moderate to strong positive correlation between cervical JPS and postural stability. This study highlights the importance of assessing and addressing these deficits in FMS patients to improve treatment strategies.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Min-Hao Hung, Hui-Ya Chen, Yun-Chi Chang, Chun-Wen Chiu, Hsiao-Yun Chang
Summary: In this study, the effects of different taping directions on balance and sensation systems were investigated before and after muscle fatigue. The results showed that there were no significant differences between groups in terms of balance, except for the inhibition taping group in one-footed standing with eyes open. There was also no significant difference in superficial sensory function, except for two-point discrimination where the facilitation taping group performed better than the other groups.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Wonjae Choi
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on physical function, proprioception, muscle strength, postural balance, and walking in older women. The results showed that participants in the TKA group had significantly reduced physical function, postural balance, and walking ability compared with those in the non TKA group. Physical function in the TKA group was correlated with proprioception, postural balance, and walking, while postural balance in the non TKA group was associated with muscle strength and walking.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Miguel Whitmore, Brittany Barker, Katie Chudej, Ciarra Goines, Jenna Kester, Hannah Campbell, Anna Jeffcoat, Brynn Castleberry, Thomas William Lowder
Summary: Here we propose a method to assess balance and postural conditions in a fast and non-invasive manner, which is of great significance for studying balance issues in patients.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Elif Gur Kabul, Sinem Yenil, Firdevs Ulutas, Merve Bali, Bilge Basakci Calik, Veli Cobankara
Summary: This study compared the static/dynamic balance and proprioception of Systemic Sclerosis patients and healthy individuals, and found that Systemic Sclerosis patients had worse health status, functional balance, static/dynamic balance, and proprioception. These differences were related to disease severity, skin thickness, and age.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Xiu Hu, Shaojun Lyu, Min Mao, Jianwei Zhang, Wei Sun, Cui Zhang, Qipeng Song
Summary: The study demonstrated that practicing EMFSTC can enhance balance control among older adults.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Olivia M. Fischer, Kyle J. Missen, Craig D. Tokuno, Mark G. Carpenter, Allan L. Adkin
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of postural threat on sample entropy and traditional balance measures, as well as the role of physiological arousal, perceived anxiety, attention focus, and biological sex. The results showed that participants had increased physiological arousal, anxiety, and attention focus when threatened, and there were changes in sample entropy, anterior-posterior displacement, and balance frequency. Males and females responded similarly to threat, but males had significantly higher attention to balance and high-frequency sway. Increased sample entropy when threatened may reflect a shift to more automatic control, while directing more attention to balance may act to constrain these automatic changes.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
