Review of Methods for the Evaluation of Human Body Balance

Panjan, Andrej; Šarabon, Nejc

doi:10.2478/v10237-011-0036-5

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“…Postural assessment via posturography characterizes the efficiency of postural control through different variables of the projection of the centre of mass . Different simple clinical balance and related physical performance tests are utilized to gain insights about the ability/inability to perform and control predefined postures or movements or to counteract perturbations …”

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“…8 Different simple clinical balance and related physical performance tests are utilized to gain insights about the ability/inability to perform and control predefined postures or movements or to counteract perturbations. 9 Some research on this topic has been done in children as well as in adult PwH in recent years. [4][5][6][7][10][11][12] For example, Gallach et al studied the centre of pressure displacement during bilateral and unilateral stances using a Kistler force platform for each 25 adult PwH with and without knee and/or ankle joint arthropathies compared to 25 controls without a bleeding disorder.…”

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Posturographic and ankle muscle activation characteristics in patients with haemophilia

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Introduction The objective of this work was to examine the interrelations of posturographic and surface EMG (SEMG) characteristics of ankle muscles in patients with haemophilia while standing naturally. Methods Surface EMG of five bilaterally recorded ankle muscles was conducted in 24 patients with haemophilia (PwH, age: 42 [11] years, mean [SD], 22 A, 2 B, 21 severe, 3 moderate) with median (quartiles) WFH orthopaedic joint score of 30 (20/39) points and 24 non‐haemophilic controls (Con, age: 42 [12]). Force plate (IBS) signals were captured simultaneously during bipedal stance with eyes open. Load proportion of the left and right sides as well as heel and forefoot were calculated via four independent pressure transducers. Overall, weight distribution (WD) indices are reported with higher results representing a poorer WD. Results Analyses of WD showed large differences between groups (PwH: 10.2 [5.4], Con: 5.2 [2.9], P < 0.001, d = 1.15). After clustering PwH, large effects (P = 0.02, ηp2 > 0.16) were found for amplitude ratios of the lateral gastrocnemius (LG) muscle. In PwH, the degree of joint alteration of the right lower limb was associated with load proportion of the left side (ρ > 0.64, P = 0.001). Conclusion Patients with greater dysbalance showed higher forefoot loads and appeared to compensate their altered joint situations with considerably higher amplitude ratios of LG. Further studies should investigate whether therapeutic interventions could alter postural alignment and muscle activation and how these can influence patients’ joint function and symptoms.

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“…By supporting the entire body weight on one lower limb, the trainee stands on a narrow base of support; therefore, this technique has been also proven useful to evaluate balance [7]. The ability to maintain the position of the center of gravity within a base of support with minimal movement is known as static balance [8,9]. Large static balance is required to maintain a standing posture on a narrow support base; therefore, OLS has been suggested as a reliable method to evaluate static balance [10,11].…”

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Differences in leg muscle activity and body sway between elderly adults able and unable to maintain one-leg stance for 1 min: the effect of hand support

Uchida

Demura

2015

Aging Clin Exp Res

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“…For this reason in recent years, research on foot insoles optimising in terms of design, especially the comfort, is in a continuous increase. Concretely, research has developed in three directions: to increase comfort when wearing different type of shoes, for daily activities, to increase athletic performance, to correct some foot malformation (flatfoot, Hallux, Valgus, pronounced arch) (especially for children) [1,2], or to monitor and improve the health status.…”

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FEM modelling of shoes insoles components for standing and walking simulation

Braun

Baritz

2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. The paper presents a research stage in which a new method applied for foot insoles components rapid prototyping was successfully tested in case of two young persons with small orthopaedic diseases. The research in this stage is focused on the FEA model analysis before and after prototyping, the model consisting in two sets of specific items to be inserted into the plantar supporters, with orthopaedic correction role. The simulation and testing was performed in condition of wearing shoes containing such of plantar supporters, when standing and walking, these situations being the most common. The main studied problem was to verify if the CAD modelled orthotic items to be prototyped should resist in case of static and dynamic loads, similar to those found in case of standing and walking. It was demonstrated a good correlation in terms of testing results before and after items prototyping, especially for the second person. Besides, it was demonstrated that the FEA analysis applied method could be successfully used to verify the prototyped orthotic items endurance and resistance.

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Review of Methods for the Evaluation of Human Body Balance

Cited by 64 publications

References 91 publications

Posturographic and ankle muscle activation characteristics in patients with haemophilia

Posturographic and ankle muscle activation characteristics in patients with haemophilia

Differences in leg muscle activity and body sway between elderly adults able and unable to maintain one-leg stance for 1 min: the effect of hand support

FEM modelling of shoes insoles components for standing and walking simulation

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