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A Modified Lean and Release Technique to Emphasize Response Inhibition and Action Selection in Reactive Balance
Published on: March 19, 2020
Balance control in aging: improvements in anticipatory postural adjustments and updating of internal models
Alexandre Kubicki1,2, France Mourey3,4,5, François Bonnetblanc3,4,6,7
1Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Unité 1093, Cognition, Action et Plasticité Sensorimotrice, Campus Universitaire, Université de Bourgogne, BP 27877, F-21078, Dijon, France. kubickialexandre@hotmail.fr.
Abstract:
Postural stability of older subjects can be estimated during orthostatic equilibrium. However, dynamic equilibrium is also important to investigate risks of fall. It implies different interpretations of measures given by force plates. Same dependant variables (e.g. center of pressure displacement) cannot be interpreted the same ways depending of the type of equilibrium that is investigated. In particular, sways increases during dynamic equilibrium and before movement execution may reflect an improvement of feedforward control.
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