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Neurosciences
Holly J. Roberts, Carrie W. Hoppes, Yadira M. Del Toro, Karen H. Lambert, Barbara A. Springer
Summary: This study establishes normative values for the MCT, SOT and eSOT in active duty military service members. The results suggest that the manufacturer's normal values are appropriate for making judgments about the postural stability of service members. However, there were differences in MCT scores between different age groups.
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Otorhinolaryngology
Niklas D. Eriksen, Dan D. Hougaard
Summary: This study used the Bertec (R) Balance Advantage CDP to test the SOT, MCT, and ADT protocols on a cohort of healthy adults aged 20-79 years and produced normative data. The study found that balance performance differences might be due to decline in visual acuity, presbyvestibulopathy, and differences in body composition.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
(2023)
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Neurosciences
Laura Perucca, Antonio Robecchi Majnardi, Silvia Frau, Stefano Scarano
Summary: Aging is associated with an increased risk of falling, particularly affecting vestibular balance control in healthy individuals aged 80 and older, with a significant decline observed in those over 85. These findings are valuable for both clinical and research purposes.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Magdalena Janc, Mariola Sliwinska-Kowalska, Piotr Politanski, Marek Kaminski, Magdalena Jozefowicz-Korczynska, Ewa Zamyslowska-Szmytke
Summary: The study validated the method of head-shake static posturography (HS-posturography) in healthy individuals and found it to be more sensitive and specific in diagnosing patients with unilateral vestibular lesions (UV) compared to standard posturography. The addition of head movements improved the reliability of the testing method for group with vestibular impairment.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Alexander Simon, Tobias Rupp, Tim Hoenig, Eik Vettorazzi, Michael Amling, Tim Rolvien
Summary: The study indicates that postural stability is influenced by femoral BMD, age, and sex. Patients with a history of previous fragility fractures showed significant abnormality in postural stability, highlighting the importance of evaluating and managing impaired balance in clinical practice for optimal fracture prevention.
Article
Neurosciences
Marcos Rossi-Izquierdo, Virginia Franco-Gutierrez, Elena San-Roman-Rodriguez, Berta Patino-Castineira, Miguel Alberte-Woodward, Monica Guijarro-Del-Amo, Sofia Santos-Perez, Isabel Vaamonde-Sanchez-Andrade, Andres Soto-Varela
Summary: This study assessed postural stability in essential tremor (ET) patients using different posturographic techniques and found that these patients had worse balance impairment compared to healthy controls. The results suggest that posturography assessment is more accurate than clinical evaluation, and balance deficits in ET patients may be related to cerebellar dysfunction.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Daniel Alsoof, George Anderson, Christopher L. McDonald, Bryce Basques, Eren Kuris, Alan H. Daniels
Summary: Vertebral compression fractures are a common complication of osteoporosis, presenting with low back pain. Diagnosis is made using X-rays, CT, and MRI. Treatment options include medications, bracing, physical therapy, and surgical interventions if necessary.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hyoungjin Park
Summary: Adding textured insoles has been shown to improve balance in individuals with knee osteoarthritis and healthy individuals, with the latter demonstrating better balance performance. This study may lead to the development of an evidence-based, noninvasive, and inexpensive footwear intervention that allows self-management and reduces fall risk, thereby improving quality of life.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sanghee Moon, Chun-Kai Huang, Maryam Sadeghi, Abiodun E. Akinwuntan, Hannes Devos
Summary: This proof-of-concept study evaluated the safety, sense of presence, system usability, and face validity of a newly developed Virtual Reality Comprehensive Balance Assessment and Training (VR-ComBAT) in healthy young individuals. The results demonstrated that VR-ComBAT provides a safe, feasible, and cost-effective VR environment that shows consistent sensory re-weighting between visual, somatosensory, and vestibular systems. Future studies should explore the use of VR-ComBAT for precision rehabilitation of balance and fall prevention in older adults with and without neurological conditions.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Simon J. Summers, Susan Antcliff, Gordon Waddington, Sarah Wallwork
Summary: This study evaluated the reliability and performance of the Bertec Balance Advantage SOT test in repeated administrations. The within-session reliability was found to be poor in the first session but improved in the second session. Poor reliability was found for all ratio and equilibrium scores within a session, as well as between sessions. Additionally, the study found that performance steadily increased with repeated exposure to the Bertec SOT test and was maintained one month later.
Article
Neurosciences
Birendra M. Dewan, Roger James, Neeraj A. Kumar, Nathan Burgess, Steven Zupancic, Steven F. Sawyer
Summary: The purpose of this study was to identify and differentiate the motor strategies associated with sensory reweighting during specific sensory integration tasks. Results showed a progressive decrease in postural sway per unit amplitude of sensory perturbation in each condition, indicating dynamic sensory reweighting. Motor strategy adaptation in the VIS condition was associated with increased activity in the upper body, while in the SOM and VIS+SOM conditions, it was associated with decreased activity in the lower body.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Behavioral Sciences
Chun-Ling Lin, Ya-Wen Hsieh, Hui-Ya Chen
Summary: This study found that elderly individuals exhibit different patterns of brain activity compared to young individuals when dealing with eye closure and misleading somatosensory information. Elderly participants showed sustained efforts in all sensory conditions, but may lack the efficacy in redistributing relative sensory weights when dealing with eye closure.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Nazmiye Akgun, Mine Baydan Aran, Cem Meco
Summary: The balance performance of healthy adults is influenced by age and test planes, but there is no significant difference in HS-SOT scores between different age groups. Only the HS-5 score showed significant differences between test sessions. The findings of this study provide a new perspective for the evaluation and follow-up processes of patients with balance problems.
Article
Neurosciences
Nikita Shishkin, Vladimir Kitov, Dimitry Sayenko, Elena Tomilovskaya
Summary: This study assessed the effects of long-term space flight on postural control and found that it led to a decrease in postural stability and changes in the vestibular system. It also revealed an increased involvement of the hip joint in postural control.
FRONTIERS IN NEURAL CIRCUITS
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Kody R. R. Campbell, Laurie A. A. King, Lucy Parrington, Peter C. C. Fino, Prokopios Antonellis, Robert J. J. Peterka
Summary: Imbalance is common and persistent following mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), with mTBI subjects showing differences in balance dependence on visual cues and increased time delays and decreased motor activation. These findings suggest the importance of therapy aimed at enhancing rapid and vigorous responses to balance perturbations for rehabilitation.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
