Abstract Background and Purpose. Trunk motion plays an important role in achieving both
sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers. However, these 2 body transfers depend on different …

Sitting to standing (STS) is an activity that is performed many times during the course of a
day and is an important prerequisite to the achievement of many functional goals. This …

Background Rehabilitation of elderly patients with sit-to-stand (STS) dysfunction includes
retraining coordinated movement among participating body segments. Although trunk …

Objective. The temporal and spatial features of body segmental movements of the head,
trunk, thigh, shank and foot in response to a fast speed postural disturbance were compared …

BACKGROUND: Falls are the leading cause of death in adults over 65years of age. Falls
during turning are likely to result in costly and debilitating hip fractures. Two-thirds of adults …

Study Design. A cross-sectional study to examine the sagittal kinematics of spine and lower
limb movement during sit-to-stand (STS). Objective. To describe the sagittal kinematics of …

Weight symmetry and avoidance of lateral displacement of the centre of mass during
standing-up are prominent in rehabilitation of disabled persons. This study therefore …

This study investigates the influence of chair height on the dynamics of sit-to-stand for two
age groups. Eleven young (25–36 years) and 10 older (61–79 years) adults participated …

It has been well known that complex tasks such as walking and arm reaching can be
achieved by the coordination of the trunk and pelvis. However, understanding of the effect of …

The purpose of this study was to identify hypothesized age-related changes in the
momentum of the body centre of mass across different speeds of ascent during sit-to-stand …