Introduction. The postural control involves a complex mechanism for connecting the afferent and efferent pathways and their integration into the central nervous system (CNS). Three systems are responsible to obtain outside ...

Introduction. The postural control involves a complex mechanism for connecting the afferent and efferent pathways and their integration into the central nervous system (CNS). Three systems are responsible to obtain outside ...

Obcjetive: impaired tactile sensory perception is a complication of diabetes mellitus which predates the neuropathy and can be identified by the nurse. It should involve neurological examination of the feet, evaluation of ...

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 ...

The control of stances such as the upright stance seems not to have a purpose in itself; this control could facilitate the execution of other simultaneous tasks, the so-called suprapostural tasks. The goal of this study ...

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the coupling between dynamic somatosensory information and body sway is similar in children and adults. Thirty children (4-, 6-, and 8-year-olds) and 10 adults ...

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the coupling between dynamic somatosensory information and body sway is similar in children and adults. Thirty children (4-, 6-, and 8-year-olds) and 10 adults ...

O controle postural está relacionado com os ajustes corporais necessários à manutenção ou à busca da postura desejável, de acordo com a meta da tarefa. Mesmo um comportamento cotidiano como permanecer em pé, pode ser ...

O controle postural está relacionado com os ajustes corporais necessários à manutenção ou à busca da postura desejável, de acordo com a meta da tarefa. Mesmo um comportamento cotidiano como permanecer em pé, pode ser ...