Purpose Standing balance control is important for everyday function and often goes
unnoticed until impairments appear. Presently, more than 200 million people live at …

Abstract Degache, Francis, Gabriele Larghi, Raphael Faiss, Olivier Deriaz, Gregoire P.
Millet. Hypobaric versus normobaric hypoxia: same effects on postural stability? High Alt …

Prolonged inactivity, such as bed rest induces several detrimental changes within a short
timeframe. Impaired postural balance and responses of trunk muscles to (un) expected …

Wagner LS, Oakley SR, Vang P, Noble BN, Cevette MJ, Stepanek JP. Hypoxia-induced
changes in standing balance. Aviat Space Environ Med 2011; 82: 518–22. Background: A …

Abstract Wagner, Dale R., Skyler Saunders, Brady Robertson, and John E. Davis.
Normobaric hypoxia effects on balance measured by computerized dynamic posturography …

Objectives Intact postural control is essential for safe performance of mountain sports,
operation of machinery at altitude, and for piloting airplanes. We tested whether exposure to …

Background Sleep is a complex physiological function that should be addressed from
different perspectives and consider the circadian rhythm. Sleep deprivation, either acute or …

To test the hypothesis that postural control would be more affected by plantar flexors fatigue
during acute exposure in hypobaric (HH) than in normobaric (NH) hypoxia or normobaric …

The ability to maintain standing balance and orientation is crucial to mobility and
independence. Standing balance is generally maintained by anticipatory postural …

Obesity is a major and growing health concern associated with a risk of falls. While obese
individuals exhibit increased sway during quiet standing, most falls result from some type of …