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| Age-related changes in postural control associated with location of the center of gravity and foot pressure | | Author(s) | Toshiaki Tanaka, Hidekatsu Takeda, Takashi Izumi |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 15, no 2, 1997 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904, USA. |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Gait loss ; Falls ; Older people ; Young people ; Comparison ; Japan. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to assess the limitations of the head and lumbar movements in relation to the change of the base of support to understand how the ability to maintain standing balance relates to ageing. The 22 subjects of the study were divided into two groups: one with younger people and one with older people. The instruments for measuring lumbar and head movements and the centre of pressure were a three-dimensional motion analysis system and a force plate. In addition, the peak foot pressure was measured during standing using the F-scan system. Results showed that the subjects in the younger group mainly used the forefoot area to maintain balance in the maximal displacement of posterior sway, whereas the older subjects used the heel area for the same sway. The study concluded that measuring the maximal displacement of the lumbar position is useful in clinical evaluation of postural instability. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980303401 A |
| Classmark | C4: C8G: OLF: B: SB: 48: 7DT |
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