AIMC Topic: Postural Balance

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Does an outdoor virtual environment projected in a head-mounted display affect balance in healthy young adults?

Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
BACKGROUND: Virtual reality head-mounted display (VR-HMD) is increasingly used for balance evaluation and rehabilitation. However, more studies must be conducted on virtual environments (VE) effects. This study aimed to assess the impact of an outdoo...

The effect of different types of cognitive tasks on postural sway fluctuations in older and younger adults: A nonlinear study.

Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
BACKGROUND: There are numerous types of cognitive tasks classified as mental tracking (MT), working memory (WM), reaction time (RT), discrimination and decision-making and verbal fluency (VF). However, limited studies have investigated the effects of...

Effect of 4-weeks exercise program using wearable hip-assist robot (EX1) in older adults: one group pre- and post- test.

BMC geriatrics
BACKGROUND: Older adults have muscle loss and are at risk of falling. Recently, research in the healthcare field has been actively conducted, and Samsung Electronics has developed EX1, a hip joint assisted robot for exercise. This study aimed to veri...

A machine learning approach to identify important variables for distinguishing between fallers and non-fallers in older women.

PloS one
Falls are a significant ongoing public health concern for older adults. At present, few studies have concurrently explored the influence of multiple measures when seeking to determine which variables are most predictive of fall risks. As such, this c...

Neural prosthesis control restores near-normative neuromechanics in standing postural control.

Science robotics
Current lower-limb prostheses do not provide active assistance in postural control tasks to maintain the user's balance, particularly in situations of perturbation. In this study, we aimed to address this missing function by enabling neural control o...

Pain, dynamic postural control, mental health and impact of oral health in individuals with temporomandibular disorder: A cross-sectional study.

Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
INTRODUCTION: Some studies claim that functional changes in TMD affect the stomatognathic system (SS) and could contribute to the emergence of pain and changes in postural control.

Age-specific biomechanical challenges and engagement in dynamic balance training with robotic or virtual real-time visual feedback.

Journal of biomechanics
Challenging balance training that targets age-related neuromuscular and motor coordination deficits is needed for effective fall prevention therapy. Goal-directed training can provide intrinsically motivating balance activities but may not equally ch...

Diagnostic posture control system for seated-style echocardiography robot.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: Conventional robotic ultrasound systems were utilized with patients in supine positions. Meanwhile, the limitation of the systems is that it is difficult to evacuate the patients in case of emergency (e.g., patient discomfort and system fail...

A 3-DoF robotic platform for the rehabilitation and assessment of reaction time and balance skills of MS patients.

PloS one
The central nervous system (CNS) exploits anticipatory (APAs) and compensatory (CPAs) postural adjustments to maintain the balance. The postural adjustments comprising stability of the center of mass (CoM) and the pressure distribution of the body in...