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Evaluating Postural Control and Lower-extremity Muscle Activation in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
Published on: September 18, 2020
Postural control evolution in Duchenne muscular dystrophy - longitudinal study
Cristhina Bonilha Huster Siegle1, Flaviana Kelly de Lima Maciel1, Pedro Claudio Gonsales de Castro2
1Human Movement Sciences Departament, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, Brazil.
Aim:
To assess the evolution of postural control in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) over a 12-month period and to assess postural control under different sensory conditions, identifying the demands on the sensory systems.
Methods:
Longitudinal study with individuals with DMD, Vignos stages 1 to 6. Postural control was assessed using Wii Balance Board with modified Sensory Organization Test (MSOT). Center of Pressure (COP) displacement velocity and displacement area were analyzed.
Results And Conclusion:
Postural control of 16 individuals worsened over 12 months. Significant decline was already evident at 6 months. There was a worsening of performance as the sensory conditions of MSOT progressed.
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