Gait pattern, impact to the skeleton and postural balance in overweight and obese children: a review

N Steinberg, D Nemet, M Pantanowitz, A Eliakim - Sports, 2018 - mdpi.com
The article reviews the biomechanical factors that may cause overweight/obese children to
reduce their level of physical activity, while increasing their risk of overuse injuries and …

Nonlinear Analyses Distinguish Load Carriage Dynamics in Walking and Standing: A Systematic Review

KJ Brink, KL McKenzie… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Load carriage experiments are typically performed from a linear perspective that assumes
that movement variability is equivalent to error or noise in the neuromuscular system. A …

Short-term effects of backpack carriage on plantar pressure and gait in schoolchildren

M Pau, S Mandaresu, B Leban… - … of Electromyography and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To assess the effects of backpack carriage on plantar pressure distributions and
spatio-temporal gait parameters among children. Participants Two hundred-eighteen …

Differences in static postural control between top level male volleyball players and non-athletes

D Borzucka, K Kręcisz, Z Rektor, M Kuczyński - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
It is argued that elite athletes often demonstrate superior body balance. Despite the
apparent significance of perfect balance ability in volleyball, little is known about the specific …

Backpack-back pain complexity and the need for multifactorial safe weight recommendation

AJ Adeyemi, JM Rohani, MRA Rani - Applied ergonomics, 2017 - Elsevier
The study analysed backpack-related back pain in school children by investigating the
possibility of multiple interactions among causative factors, which may be responsible for the …

Postural control in top-level female volleyball players

D Borzucka, K Kręcisz, Z Rektor… - BMC Sports Science …, 2020 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to compare the postural control of the Poland national
women's volleyball team players with a control group of non-training young women. It was …

Differing postural control patterns in individuals with bilateral and unilateral hearing loss

B Morris, M Cosetti, J Kelly, J Yang, D Harel… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Hearing loss (HL) is associated with imbalance and increased fall risk. The
mechanism underlying this relationship and differences across types of hearing loss …

Learning to cycle: from training wheels to balance bike

C Mercê, M Branco, D Catela, F Lopes… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Learning to cycle is an important milestone in a child's life, so it is important to
allow them to explore cycling as soon as possible. The use of a bicycle with training wheels …

Differences in intermittent postural control between normal-weight and obese children

I Villarrasa-Sapiña, X García-Massó, P Serra-Añó… - Gait & Posture, 2016 - Elsevier
Aim The main objective of this study was to determine differences in postural control
between obese and non-obese children. Methods The study design was cross-sectional …

Corrective exercises improve movement efficiency and sensorimotor function but not fatigue sensitivity in chronic ankle instability patients: a randomized controlled …

S Bagherian, N Rahnama… - Clinical Journal of Sport …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To investigate the effect of corrective exercises on functional movement patterns,
sensorimotor function, self-reported function, and fatigue sensitivity in collegiate athletes …