Muscle strength is a potentially important factor contributing to postural control. In this article, we consider the influence of muscle weakness on postural instability and falling. We searched the ...

Scientists develop an innovative device to help older individuals train their posture control, minimizing the risk of falls and associated injuries. Balance training using a wearable device to improve ...

Results of the current study indicate that postural imbalance is common among cleaners with neck pain and that neck pain disturbs the central control of postural balance. Furthermore, the simple ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3 ...

This paradigm examines the coupling between human balance and an external dynamical system. This coupled system, with time delays and nonlinearities, is ideal to study the emergence of complex ...

The Karate Kid movie is an iconic example of the fascination with karate and kung fu that permeated the 1980s. It also contains numerous legendary movie moments and possibly the most famous "standing ...

The study was conducted on 22 healthy older adults (12 men and 10 women) with an average age of 68 years. The participants attended four sessions of drinking coffee - consuming caffeinated coffee, ...

Lara Thompson, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UMass Lowell (Advisor and Chair) Walfre Franco, Associate Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, UMass Lowell ...