Essays about: "postural stability"
Found 5 essays containing the words postural stability.
-
1. Visual observation of postural orientation with two-dimensional footage in a healthy physically active population – using a predefined test battery and rating scale
University essay from Lunds universitet/Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabiliteringAbstract : Background The two main functional goals of postural control are postural stability (balance) and postural orientation. Postural orientation is the ability to maintain alignment between body segments and the environment during a static or dynamic activity. Nae et al. READ MORE
-
2. ”Hand reach star excursion balance test” : Assessment of dynamic functional mobility in female elite team gymnasts in relation to overuse injuries
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskapAbstract : Background Clinical usable assessment methods to quantify mobility, balance, stability and postural control functions together in a full kinetic chain movement are sparse. Normative data of such dynamic functions in different group of athletes are still lacking and therefore the relationship between dynamic functional mobility and overuse injuries are also unknown. READ MORE
-
3. Balance assessment in children with cerebral palsy; methods for measuring postural stability
University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)Abstract : The most common way to measure postural stability is to examine the displacement of the center of pressure (CoP). But some scientists claim that the center of mass (CoM) is what really indicates the sway of the whole body, since the body is a multi-joint system. READ MORE
-
4. Appropriate standing-leaning backward angle for healthier posture while working in front of the computer
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknikAbstract : Health problems associated with computer usage have become more common in recent decades. There are many people who sit or stand still for a long time in the wrong posture while working in front of the computers. There is a lot of research showing that too sedentary sitting and standing causes health problems. READ MORE
-
5. Experimental Analysis of Virtual Reality as a Stimulus in Posturography
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för reglerteknikAbstract : The aim of this Master Thesis was to measure and quantify the effect of a continuous visual stimulus on postural stability. The visual stimulus was applied using a Head Mounted Display through which the image of a vertically rotating cylinder was projected. READ MORE