Postural Balance
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Children at risk for developmental coordination disorder: judgement of changes in action capabilities.

17 Nov 2009 In three separate manipulations, a group of children at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD; five males, seven females; mean age 11y 6mo [SD 6.8mo] who were at or below the 15th centile on the Movement ABC) and a group of typically ... Read more...

The brain in its body: motor control and sensing in a biomechanical context.

12 Oct 2009 Although it is widely recognized that adaptive behavior emerges from the ongoing interactions among the nervous system, the body, and the environment, it has only become possible in recent years to experimentally study and to simulate these ... Read more...

Stance width and angle at sea: effects of sea state and body orientation.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: On land, the distance and angle between the feet in side-by-side stance tend to have characteristic values. Ship motion mandates changes in the control of stance, but there have been no direct assessments of how stance width and angle ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Postural Balance'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Children at risk for developmental coordination disorder: judgement of changes in action capabilities. 17 Nov 2009
• The brain in its body: motor control and sensing in a biomechanical context. 12 Oct 2009
• Stance width and angle at sea: effects of sea state and body orientation. 29 Sep 2009
• [Favoring the prevention of postural disorders in premature births] 29 Sep 2009
• Normative values for a functional capacity evaluation. 29 Sep 2009
• Vibration therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Challenge-oriented gait and balance training in sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy: a case study. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of an electrotactile vestibular substitution system to facilitate balance and gait of an individual with gentamicin-induced bilateral vestibular hypofunction and bilateral transtibial amputation. 30 Aug 2009
• The accuracy of individual Berg Balance Scale items compared with the total Berg score for classifying people with chronic stroke according to fall history. 30 Aug 2009
• Simvastatin therapy prevents brain trauma-induced increases in beta-amyloid peptide levels. 30 Aug 2009
• Exercise: the universal antidote for aging. 30 Aug 2009
• Tobacco use and recovery of gait and balance function in older adults. 30 Aug 2009
• Postural balance during quiet standing in patients with total hip arthroplasty with large diameter femoral head and surface replacement arthroplasty. 30 Aug 2009
• Validity and reliability of assessment tools for measuring unsupported sitting in people with a spinal cord injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Ankle torque steadiness is related to muscle activation variability and coactivation in children with cerebral palsy. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of virtual reality to enhance balance and ambulation in chronic stroke: a double-blind, randomized controlled study. 30 Aug 2009
• Desflurane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane provide limited neuroprotection against neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in a delayed preconditioning paradigm. 30 Aug 2009
• Age affects the attentional demands of stair ambulation: evidence from a dual-task approach. 4 Aug 2009
• Step Test scores are related to measures of activity and participation in the first 6 months after stroke. 4 Aug 2009
• How to measure balance in clinical practice. A systematic review of the psychometrics and clinical utility of measures of balance activity for neurological conditions. 3 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Postural Balance'

Definition: A POSTURE in which an ideal body mass distribution is achieved. Postural balance provides the body carriage stability and conditions for normal functions in stationary position or in movement, such as sitting, standing, or walking.

Descriptor UI: D004856

Alternative terms: Postural Balance; Musculoskeletal Equilibrium; Equilibrium, Musculoskeletal; Postural Equilibrium; Equilibrium, Postural; Balance, Postural;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects;

Tree Number: G11.427.690; G11.561.600.810.541.595;

History Note: 2009(1963)

Technical Notes: disorders of equilibrium: coordinate IM with SENSATION DISORDERS (IM)