Effects of head extension on undisturbed upright stance control in humans

Vuillerme, Nicolas; Rougier, P.

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.04.007

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“…In standing, head extension has been associated with postural control changes that are linked to instability (Jackson & Epstein, 1991;Tanaka & Uetake, 2003;Vuillerme & Rougier, 2005). Previous research has suggested that head extension induces postural sway by interfering with sensory input (Vuillerme & Rougier).…”

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Is Head-on-Trunk Extension a Proprioceptive Mediator of Postural Control and Sit-to-Stand Movement Characteristics?

Johnson

Emmerik

2011

Journal of Motor Behavior

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During stance, head extension increases postural sway, possibly due to interference with sensory feedback. The sit-to-stand movement is potentially destabilizing due to the development of momentum as the trunk flexes forward and the body transitions to a smaller base of support. It is unclear what role head orientation plays in the postural and movement characteristics of the sit-to-stand transition. The authors assessed how moving from sitting to standing with head-on-trunk extension compared with moving with the head neutral or flexed, or with moving with the head facing forward in space (which would involve head-on-trunk extension, but not head-in-space extension) in healthy, young participants. Head-on-trunk extension increased center of pressure variability, but decreased movement velocities, movement duration, and trunk flexion compared with flexed and neutral head-on-trunk orientations. Similarities in movement characteristics between head-on-trunk extension and the forward head-in-space orientation suggest that stabilizing the head in space does not fully counteract the postural and movement changes due to head-on-trunk extension. Findings suggest that proprioceptive feedback from the neck muscles contributes to the regulation of posture and movement, and therefore should not be overlooked in research on the role of sensory feedback in postural control.

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“…During upright stance, extending the head on the trunk induces postural sway (Jackson & Epstein, 1991;Tanaka & Uetake, 2003;Vuillerme & Rougier, 2005). The increase in postural sway with the head extended is potentially related to impaired sensory feedback.…”

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Emmerik

2011

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“…It is important to note that this experiment was performed in the absence of visual information and in a condition of accurate and reliable vestibular and somatosensory information from the neck. Indeed, considering the importance of vision (e.g., [4], [5]) and neck and vestibular information on the control of bipedal posture (e.g., [6]–[9]), it was important that these factors were controlled in order to specifically assess the potential postural effects of experimental plantar pain. It is however well-established that humans use a variety of sensory sources, including visual, vestibular and proprioceptive sources, to control unperturbed bipedal posture (e.g., [8], [10]–[12]).…”

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Sensory Re-Weighting in Human Bipedal Postural Control: The Effects of Experimentally-Induced Plantar Pain

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The present study was designed to assess the effects of experimentally-induced plantar pain on the displacement of centre of foot pressure during unperturbed upright stance in different sensory conditions of availability and/or reliability of visual input and somatosensory input from the vestibular system and neck. To achieve this goal, fourteen young healthy adults were asked to stand as still as possible in three sensory conditions: (1) No-vision, (2) Vision, and (3) No-vision – Head tilted backward, during two experimental conditions: (1) a No-pain condition, and (2) a condition when a painful stimulation was applied to the plantar surfaces of both feet (Plantar-pain condition). Centre of foot pressure (CoP) displacements were recorded using a force platform. Results showed that (1) experimentally-induced plantar pain increased CoP displacements in the absence of vision (No-vision condition), (2) this deleterious effect was more accentuated when somatosensory information from the vestibular and neck was altered (No-vision – Head tilted backward condition) and (3) this deleterious effect was suppressed when visual information was available (Vision condition). From a fundamental point of view, these results lend support to the sensory re-weighting hypothesis whereby the central nervous system dynamically and selectively adjusts the relative contributions of sensory inputs (i.e. the sensory weightings) in order to maintain balance when one or more sensory channels are altered by the task (novel or challenging), environmental or individual conditions. From a clinical point of view, the present findings further suggest that prevention and treatment of plantar pain may be relevant for the preservation or improvement of balance control, particularly in situations (or individuals) in which information provided by the visual, neck proprioceptive and vestibular systems is unavailable or disrupted.

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“…Gosselin et al (2014) stated that neck muscle fatigue results in reduced balance. The results of some other studies suggest that adopting the head extension position affects proprioceptive receptors and will reduce postural control of the body (9).…”

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“…In Over Head Sports, the head extension position may cause neck muscle fatigue and this fatigue probably affects postural control (9). Impaired balance will be doubled in these athelets due to adopting extension position and the impact on information of proprioceptive receptors and being associated with muscular fatigue.…”

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The effects of neck muscular fatigue on static and dynamic postural control in elite male volleyball players

Mazidi

Letafatkar

Hadadnejad

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Effects of head extension on undisturbed upright stance control in humans

Cited by 28 publications

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Is Head-on-Trunk Extension a Proprioceptive Mediator of Postural Control and Sit-to-Stand Movement Characteristics?

Is Head-on-Trunk Extension a Proprioceptive Mediator of Postural Control and Sit-to-Stand Movement Characteristics?

Sensory Re-Weighting in Human Bipedal Postural Control: The Effects of Experimentally-Induced Plantar Pain

The effects of neck muscular fatigue on static and dynamic postural control in elite male volleyball players

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