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 …

A number of internal model concepts are now widespread in neuroscience and cognitive
science. These concepts are supported by behavioral, neurophysiological, and imaging …

It is generally accepted that human bipedal upright stance is achieved by feedback
mechanisms that generate an appropriate corrective torque based on body-sway motion …

Falling poses a major threat to the steadily growing population of the elderly in modern-day
society. A major challenge in the prevention of falls is the identification of individuals who …

Proper balance control is a key aspect of acitivities of daily living. The aim of this study was
to determine the contribution of body weight to predict balance stability. The balance stability …

Angular momentum is a conserved physical quantity for isolated systems where no external
moments act about a body's center of mass (CM). However, in the case of legged …

During quiet standing the human 'inverted pendulum'sways irregularly. In previous work
where subjects balanced a real inverted pendulum, we investigated what contribution the …

Considerable evidence shows that sensation from the feet and ankles is important for
standing balance control. It remains unclear, however, to what extent specific foot and ankle …

Среди различных пока еще мало известных направлений функциональной
диагностики, активно развивающихся в последнее десятилетие в отечественной …

Recent epidemiological studies report that obesity is positively related to fracture incidence.
In the present experiment, a model of postural control was used to examine the impact of an …