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 ...

Introduction: The increase in the elderly population in developing countries has raised concern about the quality of life and well-being of these people. Several changes occur in the elderly body with degenerative changes ...

Obesity is a health problem worldwide and projections of the World Health Organizations provide significant improves in rates for the coming years. Together with health problems related to obesity there are significant ...

The present study was to evaluate and compare the postural balance of children aged six to ten years old. The research is part of a larger project that aims to assess aspects neurotological and auditory processing in ...

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 ...

La postura corporal equilibrada consiste en la alineación del cuerpo con una eficiencia fisiológica y biomecánica, lo que reduce el stress y sobrecargas ejercidas sobre el sistema de sustentación, por los efectos de gravedad, ...

Balance problems in hemiparetic patients after stroke can be caused by different impairments in the physiological systems involved in Postural control, including sensory afferents, movement strategies, biomechanical ...

The pregnancy is one of the biggest temporary changes that occurs in all systems of the feminine body in a short space time. In this study of case, it was analyzed the posture, the body composition and the balance (with ...

Introduction: To investigate the influence of a training of mobility, gait speed and postural balance of pelvic floor muscles (PFM). Methods: A single-arm clinical trial study was approved and registered at the Brazilian ...