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    • Biomechanics
    • Human Motor Control
    • Systems Neuroscience

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    • Falls are a major health risk for older adults, often due to impaired postural control.
    • Current understanding of the dynamic and stochastic processes underlying human postural control remains incomplete.
    • Existing methods like Stabilogram Diffusion Analysis (SDA) have limitations in fully characterizing these processes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and validate a novel framework for analyzing human postural control using the center of pressure (COP) velocity autocorrelation function (COP-VAF).
    • To compare the efficacy of COP-VAF against the traditional SDA method.
    • To investigate how different postural conditions (unipedal vs. bipedal stance, eyes open vs. closed) affect postural control dynamics.

    Main Methods:

    • Eleven healthy young adults participated in quiet standing trials under various conditions (unipedal/bipedal, eyes open/closed).
    • Center of pressure (COP) trajectories were analyzed using both SDA and the proposed COP-VAF.
    • A stochastic postural control model (Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process) was employed to interpret the data.

    Main Results:

    • COP-VAF provided repeatable and physiologically meaningful measures differentiating postural control across conditions.
    • Unipedal stance and eyes-closed conditions significantly increased COP-VAF parameters (initial values, first minimum magnitude, diffusion coefficient) compared to bipedal, eyes-open stance.
    • Model fitting indicated increased stiffness (spring constant) and decreased damping with challenging postural conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • COP-VAF is a valuable tool for quantifying postural control dynamics in quiet stance under varying conditions.
    • This method enhances our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of postural control.
    • COP-VAF offers potential for assessing neurorehabilitative interventions aimed at improving balance and reducing fall risk.