Fifteen years of wireless sensors for balance assessment in neurological disorders

A Zampogna, I Mileti, E Palermo, C Celletti, M Paoloni… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Balance impairment is a major mechanism behind falling along with environmental hazards.
Under physiological conditions, ageing leads to a progressive decline in balance control per …

Anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustments in people with low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MF Knox, LS Chipchase, SM Schabrun, RJ Romero… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Background context Despite altered anticipatory (APAs) and compensatory postural
adjustments (CPAs) being hypothesized to contribute to the onset and persistence of low …

Neural prosthesis control restores near-normative neuromechanics in standing postural control

A Fleming, W Liu, H Huang - Science robotics, 2023 - science.org
Current lower-limb prostheses do not provide active assistance in postural control tasks to
maintain the user's balance, particularly in situations of perturbation. In this study, we aimed …

The effect of aging on anticipatory postural control

N Kanekar, AS Aruin - Experimental brain research, 2014 - Springer
The aim of the study was to investigate the differences in anticipatory postural adjustments
(APAs) between young and older adults and its effect on subsequent control of posture. Ten …

The Bobath concept–a model to illustrate clinical practice

M Michielsen, J Vaughan-Graham… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose: The model of Bobath clinical practice provides a framework
identifying the unique aspects of the Bobath concept in terms of contemporary neurological …

Aging and balance control in response to external perturbations: role of anticipatory and compensatory postural mechanisms

N Kanekar, AS Aruin - Age, 2014 - Springer
The ability to maintain balance deteriorates with increasing age. Anticipatory and
compensatory postural adjustments (APAs and CPAs, respectively), both, are known to be …

Postural threat influences the coupling between anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustments in response to an external perturbation

P Cesari, F Piscitelli, F Pascucci, M Bertucco - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Fear of falling increases conscious control of balance and postural threat warrants accurate
anticipatory motor commands for kee** a safe body posture. This study examines the …

Anticipatory postural adjustments and anticipatory synergy adjustments: preparing to a postural perturbation with predictable and unpredictable direction

D Piscitelli, A Falaki, S Solnik, ML Latash - Experimental brain research, 2017 - Springer
We explored two aspects of feed-forward postural control, anticipatory postural adjustments
(APAs) and anticipatory synergy adjustments (ASAs) seen prior to self-triggered unloading …

Evaluation of the New York Posture Rating Chart for assessing changes in postural alignment in a garment study

LB McRoberts, RM Cloud… - Clothing and Textiles …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The New York Posture Rating (NYPR) was evaluated for assessing postural alignment
changes in a garment study as captured in photographs and body scans. The posture of 15 …

Enhancement of anticipatory postural adjustments in older adults as a result of a single session of ball throwing exercise

AS Aruin, N Kanekar, YJ Lee, M Ganesan - Experimental brain research, 2015 - Springer
The aim of the study was to investigate the role of short-term training in improvement of
anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) and its effect on subsequent control of posture in …