A continuously greying society is confronted with specific age‐related health problems (eg,
increased fall incidence/injury rate) that threaten both the quality of life of fall‐prone …

Background Falling is the most common accident of daily living and the second most
prevalent cause of accidental death in the world. The complex nature of risk factors …

Center of pressure (COP) measures are commonly used as indicators of balance and
postural control. At present, there are no universally accepted standards in research …

The time course of the center of pressure (CoP) during human quiet standing, corresponding
to body sway, is a stochastic process, influenced by a variety of features of the underlying …

The goal of this study was to compare young and elderly healthy individuals and elderly
stroke patients in their capacity to use visual CP feedback (VF) in controlling both quiet …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Pregnant women often remark that their balance degrades during
pregnancy; however, it appears that no studies have documented the gravida's perception of …

Effect of Yoga on Motor Function in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized,
Controlled Pilot Study Page 1 Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 1000112 J Yoga Phys Ther ISSN: 2157-7595 …

Background The human body adopts a number of strategies to maintain an upright position.
The analysis of the human balance allows for the understanding and identification of such …

In the search of a reliable postural stability index, two sway time series: the center-of-mass
(COM) and the center-of-foot pressure (COP) were recorded simultaneously in elderly …