Summary In 1995, David Winter concluded that postural analysis of upright stance was often
restricted to studying the trajectory of the center of pressure (CoP). However, postural control …

In the study of balance and postural control the (Single) Inverted Pendulum model (SIP) has
been taken for a long time as an acceptable paradigm, with the implicit assumption that only …

Observational balance tests (eg, Berg Balance Scale) are used to evaluate fall-risk.
However, they tend to be subjective, and their reliability and sensitivity can be limited. The …

Maintaining a stable upright posture is essential for performing activities of daily living, and
impaired standing balance may impact an individual's quality of life. Therefore, accurate and …

It has been reported that the elderly use co-contraction of the tibialis anterior (TA) and
plantarflexor muscles for longer duration during quiet standing than the young. However, the …

Posturography is utilized to assess the influence of aging on postural control. Although this
measurement is advantageous for finding group-level differences between the young and …

Background Postural control is affected after incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) due to
sensory and motor impairments. Any alteration in the availability of sensory information can …

Background The handrail is an effective means of assisting sit-to-stand movements. As
some elderly people need force to support their body during sit-to-stand movements …

The origin of continual body oscillation during quiet standing is a neural-muscular-skeletal
closed feedback loop system that includes insufficient joint stiffness and a time delay. Thus …

Human postural sway during stance arises from coordinated multi-joint movements. Thus, a
sway trajectory represented by a time-varying postural vector in the multiple-joint-angle …