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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"standing balance"”.
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Towards Perturbation-free Identification of Human Standing Balance
Balance disorders affect millions in the United States alone. Despite the large body of literature in the field, we do not yet fully understand the neuromuscular control of balance. A method to estimate natural, unperturbed standing balance dynamics would provide a necessary tool to examine the …
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Evaluating Whole Body Vibration and Standing Balance Among Truck Drivers
… vehicles has been shown to negatively affect balance and may contribute to falls when entering or exiting the vehicle. Fall-related injuries are eight times more likely to occur upon exiting the vehicle than entering. It is hypothesized that WBV has a detrimental effect on postural stability …
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Predicting the level of cognitive function from standing balance and salivary biomarkers
… = 74.4 ± 6.6 years) completed six 30-seconds standing balance trials on a force platform alternating between eyes open and eyes closed conditions, performed in four fixed-sequenced foot positions (natural, 30 cm between-feet, Romberg, semi-tandem). Relative (intraclass correlation coefficients …
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Standing Balance of Legged Robots: Leveraging Reduced Order Models to Improve Balancing Performance
… environments. This thesis aims to improve the standing balancing of bipedal robots through the development of a new unified model that incorporates three main fixed base balancing strategies of ankle, hip, and variable height. To evaluate model performance and the role of each strategy, we …
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Effects of Tai Chi on quiet standing balance and obstacle crossing strategies: A biomechanical analysis
Open Restriction set for Item 111164 on 2019-06-25T19:11:57Z with date null by mhoh2@illinois.edu.
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The assessment of standing balance with smartphone technology for the prevention of falls in older adults
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2017-09-29 without embargo terms
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The Effect of Subthreshold Vibration on Lateral Reactive Balance
… that subthreshold vibratory noise improves standing balance control in a diverse range of populations (i.e., young adults, older adults, and persons with diabetic neuropathy). However, there is limited literature examining whether these effects extend to reactive balance contexts. Therefore, …
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Understanding the Independent Effects of Inertia and Weight on Balance
While human balance is known to be affected by altered sensory feedback, altered dynamics may also contribute to balance deficiencies in certain populations. The goal of this study was, therefore, to investigate the effects of altered dynamics, namely increased inertia and increased weight, on …
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Dynamic Analysis of Musculoskeletal System Performances during Human Standing and Walking
… musculoskeletal system performance during human standing and walking, which can lead to a better understanding of the musculoskeletal functions in standing balance and locomotion, and hence to improve clinical diagnosis, treatments and also rehabilitation interventions.<br/><br/>Firstly, an …
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Exploration of the hydration habits, morning balance, and morning blood pressure of institutionalized older adults
… morning blood pressure (BP) and morning standing balance. METHOD: The exploratory study used within-subjects differences, correlation, and regression to examine the daily beverage habits and routines, BP, and balance of a purposive sample of 57 North Central Indiana older adults living in …
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Measuring changes in cognitive load in language processing through measuring postural sway
This thesis investigates the potential for using standing balance as a way to measure changes in cognitive load during language processing. Changes in standing balance are measured as subjects process vocabulary words, sentences, and paragraphs with varying degrees of relative difficulty. It is …
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Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on human sensory orientation and postural control
Alcohol affects balance and is related to falls and injuries. Even though alcohol effects on balance and eye movement have been studied before we know less about the dose and time dependent effects and how each supportive sense to balance contributes during acute alcohol intoxication. The purpose …
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The effect of fatigue from Australian Rules Football on postural control in the lower limb
… The method of analysis was a uni-lateral standing balance test. The frequency of toe touches and therefore loss of balance over a 30 second period were calculated before and after a game. The dominant leg increased significantly from 2.65 to 4.03 toe touches, whilst the non-dominant leg …
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Analysis of human coordination patterns between a younger and older age group during the timed up and go test
… test (TUGT), a 10 meter Walk Test (10MWT), and a Standing Balance Test (SBT). This paper specifically analyzed data from seven of the participants when executing the TUG test. The Relative Coordination Metric (RCM) from Hip to Knee and from Knee to Ankle was briefly explored for one subject from …
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Sensory re-weighting for balance control and the effects of ankle foot orthoses and stance width: A comparison of people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and healthy participants
… the functional effects of DPN is a decrease in standing stability giving rise to a risk of falls. In an attempt to stabilise in the mediolateral direction, people with DPN frequently walk with a wider base of support and stand with a larger stance width. This is often seen in the elderly and is …
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Effects of deceptive behavior on biomechanical measures of standing posture
… studying the ground reactions associated with standing balance without the need for intrusive sensors. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to examine deception-related effects on measures of standing posture using a mock security screening interview. We hypothesized that deceptive …
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Proprioception, balance and lower limb strength in Nigerian children (7-10 years) with Generalized Joint Hypermobility and Developmental Coordination Disorder
… joints during movement. The role proprioception, balance and muscle strength plays in the relationship between GJH and DCD is still not clear. Aims and objectives: The main aim of this study was to determine whether proprioception, standing balance and strength in the lower limbs was different …
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Understanding Mediolateral Stability During Gait in Persons with Early-Stage Multiple Sclerosis
… with multiple sclerosis (MS) are problems with balance, during both stance and gait. Balance during gait is highly dependent on stability in the mediolateral (M-L) direction. It is currently unknown how M-L stability is affected in those with low levels of disability due to MS. The objective of …
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