Upright standing involves small displacements of the center of mass about the base of
support. These displacements are often quantified by measuring various kinematic features …

Postural sway during quiet standing reflects the interplay between destabilizing forces acting
on the body and actions by the postural control system to prevent a loss of balance. Hence …

Platform stabilometry is increasingly applied to monitor or re-educate standing balance in
clinical rehabilitation. Consequently, insight is needed into the validity, reliability, and …

This study shows that center-of-pressure (COP) traces that closely resemble physiologically
measured COP functions can be produced by an appropriate selection of model parameters …

Intuitively, a broad stance (ie, standing with the feet farther apart than usual) should
significantly improve postural stability. However, this intuition was not confirmed in quiet …

We explored the effects of voluntary coactivation of agonist–antagonist leg and trunk
muscles on stability of vertical posture. Young healthy subjects performed several tasks …

Background and aims Age-related reductions in strength and power are considered to
negatively impact balance control, but the existence of a direct association is still an issue of …

A number of occupational and leisure activities that involve pushing are performed in
symmetrical or asymmetrical stance. The goal of this study was to investigate early postural …

We examined the effects of changing target distance from within arm's length (AL) to beyond
arm's length on the onsets of electromyographic (EMG) activity of non-focal muscles for a …

Distractions affect postural control, but this mechanism is not well understood. Diversion of
resources during cognitive stress may lead to decreased motor drive and postural muscle …