Mechanisms of postural control in older adults based on surface electromyography data

S Kasahara, H Saito - Human Movement Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The present study aimed to clarify the mechanisms of postural control during
standing in older adults and document the mechanisms of age-related motor control based …

Differences in muscle coactivation during postural control between healthy older and young adults

K Nagai, M Yamada, K Uemura, Y Yamada… - Archives of gerontology …, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to clarify the difference in muscle coactivation during postural
control between older and young adults and to identify the characteristics of postural control …

Older adults utilize less efficient postural control when performing pushing task

YJ Lee, B Chen, AS Aruin - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2015 - Elsevier
The ability to maintain balance deteriorates with increasing age. The aim was to investigate
the role of age in generation of anticipatory (APA) and compensatory (CPA) postural …

Trunk muscle activity in two-leg standing to one-leg standing in healthy elderly adults

S Kai, R Yoshimoto, M Nakahara… - Journal of Physical …, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] Postural control has been shown to decline with age. The purpose of this study
was to clarify the muscular activities of the trunk and hip joint while moving from two-leg …

Age-induced modifications of static postural control in humans

IG Amiridis, V Hatzitaki, F Arabatzi - Neuroscience letters, 2003 - Elsevier
We examined how young and older adults adapt their posture to static balance tasks of
increasing difficulty. Participants stood barefoot on a force platform in normal quiet, Romberg …

The effects of physical activity in the anticipatory postural adjustments in elderly people

R Carvalho, O Vasconcelos, P Gonçalves… - Motor …, 2010 - journals.humankinetics.com
Exercise seems to attenuate the postural control system and anticipatory postural
adjustments (APAs) decline, but no conclusive findings are available. This study analyses, in …

Effect of higher muscle coactivation on standing postural response to perturbation in older adults

K Nagai, Y Okita, S Ogaya, T Tsuboyama - Aging clinical and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Although several studies have reported that muscle coactivation during postural
control increases with age, the effect of higher muscle coactivation on standing postural …

Effect of age on anticipatory postural adjustments in unilateral arm movement

S Bleuse, F Cassim, JL Blatt, E Labyt, P Derambure… - Gait & posture, 2006 - Elsevier
Aging is frequently accompanied by a deterioration in postural control. Accordingly, the
elderly adopt postural strategies in order to maintain balance. The purpose of this study was …

Age-related differences in postural control in humans in response to a sudden deceleration generated by postural disturbance

S Okada, K Hirakawa, Y Takada… - European journal of …, 2001 - Springer
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 …

Effect of the muscle coactivation during quiet standing on dynamic postural control in older adults

K Nagai, M Yamada, S Mori, B Tanaka… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Recently, several studies have reported that muscle coactivation during static postural
control increases with aging. Although greater muscle coactivation during quiet standing …