Neck pain has been considered a costly musculoskeletal problem, with impacts on health and quality of life of individuals may be related to repetitive strain and maintenance of postures. These changes cause mechanical and ...

Sensory information from visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems plays an important role in postural control. Deficits in postural control performance are the primary cause of the increased number of falls during ...

Haptic information, provided by a non-rigid tool (i.e., an anchor system), can reduce body sway in individuals who perform a standing postural task. However, it was not known whether or not continuous use of the anchor ...

Haptic information, provided by a non-rigid tool (i.e., an anchor system), can reduce body sway in individuals who perform a standing postural task. However, it was not known whether or not continuous use of the anchor ...

In order to evaluate the effects of uncertainty about direction of mechanical perturbation and supra-postural task constraint on postural control young adults had their upright stance perturbed while holding a tray in a ...

Cultural adaptation clinical test to assess postural control