A systematic review of the relationship between physical activities in sports or daily life and postural sway in upright stance

H Kiers, J van Dieën, H Dekkers, H Wittink, L Vanhees - Sports medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background In many sports, maintaining balance is necessary to compete at a high level.
Also, in many health problems, balance is impaired. Postural sway (PS) is often used as an …

Obesity alters balance and movement control

N Teasdale, M Simoneau, P Corbeil, G Handrigan… - Current Obesity …, 2013 - Springer
Epidemic excess of weight is considered as a critical and common health problem. It is
associated with many physiological and psychological disorders. Other than metabolic …

Combined effects of aging and obesity on postural control, muscle activity and maximal voluntary force of muscles mobilizing ankle joint

W Maktouf, S Durand, S Boyas, C Pouliquen… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of age and/or obesity on
postural control, ankle muscle activities during balance testing and force production …

Sex-specific association between obesity and self-reported falls and injuries among community-dwelling Canadians aged 65 years and older

GA Handrigan, N Maltais, M Gagné… - Osteoporosis …, 2017 - Springer
This study investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and falls among
community-dwelling elderly. Results indicate that obesity is associated with increased falls …

Neuromechanical characterization of the abductor hallucis and its potential role in upright postural control

T Sharma, PV Copeland… - Applied Physiology …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
There is growing evidence to support a role for the abductor hallucis (AH) in standing
balance control; however, functional properties of the muscle that may provide more insight …

The influence of adipose tissue location on postural control

J Cieślińska-Świder, MP Furmanek… - Journal of Biomechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
A growing body of evidence suggests, that excessive body weight is inseparably connected
with postural instability. In none of previous studies, body weight distribution has been …

Altered characteristics of balance control in obese older adults

I Melzer, LIE Oddsson - Obesity research & clinical practice, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Obesity is one of the most significant epidemiological trends of the last
decades. Recently it was found that obese individuals show postural instability. Balance …

Differences in lower extremity muscular coactivation during postural control between healthy and obese adults

W Maktouf, S Boyas, B Beaune, S Durand - Gait & Posture, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction It is well established that obesity is associated with deterioration in postural
control that may reduce obese adults' autonomy and increase risks of falls. However …

The impact of obesity in the kinematic parameters of gait in young women

TCD da Silva-Hamu, CKMR Formiga… - … journal of general …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background The prevalence of obesity is increasing in the population, particularly in women.
Obesity has an impact on the musculoskeletal system, leading to knee and ankle …

Evaluation of postural stability in overweight and obese middle-aged men

M Rezaeipour - Turkish journal of medical sciences, 2018 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Background/aim: Weight gain is associated with balance disorders. This study intends to
evaluate the postural stability in a natural stance in overweight and obese men by …