The different techniques and methods employed as well as the different quantitative and
qualitative variables measured in order to objectify postural control are often chosen without …

Background: The maintenance of balance and body orientation in humans is guaranteed by
the adequate functioning of the postural control system. The investigation of this control has …

Neurophysiological Basis of Movement, Second Edition, has been thoroughly updated and
expanded, making it more comprehensive and accessible to students. With eight new …

Synergy discusses a general problem in biology: The lack of an adequate language for
formulating biologically specific problems. Written for an inquisitive reader who is not …

CONTEXTUALIZAÇÃO: A manutenção do equilíbrio e da orientação corporal em humanos
é garantida pelo adequado funcionamento do sistema de controle postural. A investigação …

In order to identify useful guidelines for the clinical practitioner as regards the use of static
posturographic analysis, we collected a set of posrurograms from 3 groups of participants …

Evaluation of postural control is generally based on the interpretation of the center of
pressure (COP) and the center of mass (COM) time series. The purpose of this study is to …

In literature, it has been suggested that the CNS anticipates spontaneous change in body
position during quiet stance and continuously modulates ankle extensor muscle activity to …

This study evaluated the extent to which movement of the lower limbs and pelvis may
compensate for the disturbance to posture that results from respiratory movement of the …

This study tested the hypotheses that all major joints along the longitudinal axis of the body
are equally active during quiet standing and that their motions are coordinated to stabilize …