Posture
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The differential role of motor cortex in stretch reflex modulation induced by changes in environmental mechanics and verbal instruction.

19 Oct 2009 The motor cortex assumes an increasingly important role in higher mammals relative to that in lower mammals. This is true to such an extent that the human motor cortex is deeply involved in reflex regulation and it is common to speak of ... Read more...

Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life-long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis? Stage III results of a community-based study.

13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between occupations, sports, life-long daily activities, and knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: In this case-control study, we randomly recruited 480 subjects with knee osteoarthritis, who had participated in the ... Read more...

Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To investigate the factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) from birth to age 2 years, whether recent advice has been followed, whether any new risk factors have emerged, and the specific circumstances in which SIDS ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Posture'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The differential role of motor cortex in stretch reflex modulation induced by changes in environmental mechanics and verbal instruction. 19 Oct 2009
• Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life-long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis? Stage III results of a community-based study. 13 Oct 2009
• Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England. 11 Oct 2009
• Impedance control reduces instability that arises from motor noise. 5 Oct 2009
• Vestibular asymmetry as the cause of idiopathic scoliosis: a possible answer from Xenopus. 5 Oct 2009
• Acid-suppressive medication and hospital-acquired pneumonia. 5 Oct 2009
• Reexamining human origins in light of Ardipithecus ramidus. 30 Sep 2009
• The great divides: Ardipithecus ramidus reveals the postcrania of our last common ancestors with African apes. 30 Sep 2009
• The pelvis and femur of Ardipithecus ramidus: the emergence of upright walking. 30 Sep 2009
• Ardipithecus ramidus. A new kind of ancestor: Ardipithecus unveiled. 30 Sep 2009
• The lasting effects of spike insoles on postural control in the elderly. 29 Sep 2009
• Body size and joint posture in primates. 29 Sep 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
• The hip-knee-ankle angle in children: reference values based on a full-length standing radiograph. 29 Sep 2009
• The efficacy of the floor-reaction ankle-foot orthosis in children with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Tibiofemoral alignment: contributing factors to noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Syndrome of the trephined. 29 Sep 2009
• Does swaddling decrease or increase the risk for sudden infant death syndrome? 29 Sep 2009
• Tracheal intubation with restricted access: a randomised comparison of the Pentax-Airway Scope and Macintosh laryngoscope in a manikin. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Posture'

Definition: The position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole. (Stedman, 25th ed.)

Descriptor UI: D011187

Alternative terms: Posture; Postures;

Related Mesh Headings: Hypotension, Orthostatic; Kinesics;

Allowable Qualifiers: physiology;

Tree Number: G11.427.695;

Technical Notes: the position of the body as a whole; PRONE POSITION & SUPINE POSITION are also available; HEAD-DOWN TILT is available for studies on this position in space flight, surg & physiol