Simultaneous Measurement of Trunk Orientation and Centre of Pressure for Postural Stability Evaluation

Šeketa, Goran; Ortiz, Gabriel; Wilches, Carlos; Perdomo, Oscar J.; Celić, Luka; Lacković, Igor; Zequera, Martha; Magjarević, Ratko

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11128-5_91

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“…In this study, two techniques were employed to assess postural stability. First, muscle coactivation (i.e., the simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles) was measured using electromyography 9, and its role in maintaining articular stability was demonstrated 10. Second, a baropodometric platform was used to measure the area of stabilometric ellipse, mean plantar pressure, and weight distribution percentage on the footprint 11 ; therefore, it was proven that the second technique can be used for quantifying postural control 12,13 .…”

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“…En primer lugar, se midió la coactivación muscular (es decir, la contracción simultánea de los músculos agonistas y antagonistas) mediante electromiografía 9 , y se demostró su papel en el mantenimiento de la estabilidad articular 10 . En segundo lugar, se utilizó una plataforma baropodométrica para medir el área de la elipse de estabilidad, la presión plantar media y el porcentaje de distribución de peso corporal 11 ; por tanto, se comprobó que la segunda técnica puede utilizarse para cuantificar el control postural 12 , 13 .…”

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Evaluating the effect of a water exercise routine on the postural stability of the elderly

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Background: Postural stability enables humans to maintain the center of mass of their body within their base of support. Nevertheless, over time, such stability is affected by different factors such as age, repetitive strain, and accidents. Although studies in this field have investigated the effectiveness of hydrotherapy, only a few of them have explored its influence on postural stability, which is reflected in a lack of research that estimates its impact on rehabilitation. Aim: To determine the immediate and final effects of an aquatic routine protocol on the postural stability of elderly subjects. Methods: The postural stability of 20 adults over 60 years of age was analyzed using electromyographic and baropodometric methods. Electromyographic signals were obtained from the tibialis anterior, soleus, both gastrocnemius, vastus medialis, and biceps femoris to calculate the coactivation percentage of the muscles in charge of postural stability. The baropodometric data were collected to analyze the area of the stabilometric ellipse, mean plantar pressure, and weight distribution percentage. Results: The outcome of both methods revealed improvements in the elderly patients after the aquatic routine protocol was applied, which indicates that the type of water exercises implemented in this study has positive effects on their postural stability. Conclusion: The postural stability of the elderly participants was improved after each session because their stability index decreased along with the electrical activity of some muscle pairs, their body weight was better distributed, and the area of body oscillation was reduced. However, this effect was immediate and not final.

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