During pregnancy, a number of biomechanical and hormonal changes occur that can alter
spinal curvature, balance, and gait patterns by affecting key areas of the human body. This …

Pregnancy is a physiological process and many changes occur in a woman's body during
pregnancy. These changes occur in all systems to varying degrees, including the …

Maintaining balance throughout daily activities is challenging because of the unstable
nature of the human body. For instance, a person's delayed reaction times limit their ability to …

The objectives of this population based cohort study of 3997 women was to determine the
incidence of falling and risk factors related to falls during pregnancy. Birth certificate data …

Objective: Overweight individuals sway more than normal weight individuals. Major weight
loss improves their balance control despite a related decrease in muscle strength …

Objective The hormonal, anatomical and physiological states change during pregnancy.
Due to these alterations, pregnant women are at increased risk of falling throughout this …

Postural stability depends on interactions between the musculoskeletal system and neural
control mechanisms. We present a frontal plane model stabilized by delayed feedback to …

Sea travel mandates changes in the control of the body. The process by which we adapt
bodily control to life at sea is known as getting one's sea legs. We conducted the first …

Pregnant women are at an increased risk of experiencing a fall. Numerous anatomical,
physiological, and hormonal alterations occur during pregnancy, but the influence of these …

Abstract Changes in gait and postural control during pregnancy may lead to increased fall
rates during walking relative to non-pregnant women. Due to lack of empirical evidence on …