Postural control is often quantified by recording the trajectory of the center of pressure (COP)—
also called stabilogram—during human quiet standing. This quantification has many …

From ancient Greece to nowadays, research on posture control was guided and shaped by
many concepts. Equilibrium control is often considered part of postural control. However, two …

Adopting a new technology (exoskeletal vest designed to support overhead work) in the
workplace can be challenging since the technology may pose unexpected safety and health …

In the study of balance and postural control the (Single) Inverted Pendulum model (SIP) has
been taken for a long time as an acceptable paradigm, with the implicit assumption that only …

Falling is the second most prevalent cause of accidental death in the world. Currently
available clinical tests to assess balance in older people are insufficiently sensitive to screen …

The main purpose of this study is to compare two different feedback controllers for the
stabilization of quiet standing in humans, taking into account that the intrinsic ankle stiffness …

We tested the hypothesis that compromised postural balance in older subjects is associated
with changes in calf muscle-tendon physiological and mechanical properties. Trial duration …

It has been widely assumed for nearly a century, that postural muscles operate in a spring‐
like manner and that muscle length signals joint angle (the mechano‐reflex mechanism) …

The problem of how the nervous system fuses sensory information from multiple modalities
for upright stance control remains largely unsolved. It is well established that the visual …

Human upright posture, as a mechanical system, is characterized by an instability of saddle
type, involving both stable and unstable dynamic modes. The brain stabilizes such system …