The aim of this study was to characterize prolonged standing and its effect on postural
control in elderly individuals in comparison to adults. It is unknown how elderly individuals …

Background: Changes in postural sway and gait patterns due to simultaneously performed
cognitive (CI) and/or motor interference (MI) tasks have previously been reported and are …

Age-related changes in the neural, sensory, and musculoskeletal systems can lead to
balance impairments that have a tremendous impact on the ability to move about safely. The …

Increased postural sway and falling are associated with aging and are likely related to
problems with postural control in the elderly. We investigated the motions of individual body …

Background and aims: Aging is frequently accompanied by a deterioration in postural
control, but it is not clear whether the primary contributor is increasing age or a progressive …

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 …

It is well known that the risk of a debilitating injury from a fall is much higher for elderly than
for young individuals. In addition, it is well documented that healthy elderly subjects exhibit …

The aims of the present study are twofold:(1) to compare the postural control mechanisms of
young and elderly people as well as in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients during quiet …

Falls increase with age and cause significant injuries in the elderly. This study aimed to
determine whether age modulates the interactions between sleep deprivation and postural …

Age-related differences in postural control in response to a relatively large deceleration
resulting from postural disturbance were investigated in eight normal elderly men (age …