Techniques and Methods for Testing the Postural Function in Healthy and Pathological Subjects
Joint Authors
Paillard, Thierry
Noé, Frédéric
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The different techniques and methods employed as well as the different quantitative and qualitative variables measured in order to objectify postural control are often chosen without taking into account the population studied, the objective of the postural test, and the environmental conditions.
For these reasons, the aim of this review was to present and justify the different testing techniques and methods with their different quantitative and qualitative variables to make it possible to precisely evaluate each sensory, central, and motor component of the postural function according to the experiment protocol under consideration.
The main practical and technological methods and techniques used in evaluating postural control were explained and justified according to the experimental protocol defined.
The main postural conditions (postural stance, visual condition, balance condition, and test duration) were also analyzed.
Moreover, the mechanistic exploration of the postural function often requires implementing disturbing postural conditions by using motor disturbance (mechanical disturbance), sensory stimulation (sensory manipulation), and/or cognitive disturbance (cognitive task associated with maintaining postural balance) protocols.
Each type of disturbance was tackled in order to facilitate understanding of subtle postural control mechanisms and the means to explore them.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Paillard, Thierry& Noé, Frédéric. 2015. Techniques and Methods for Testing the Postural Function in Healthy and Pathological Subjects. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057127
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Paillard, Thierry& Noé, Frédéric. Techniques and Methods for Testing the Postural Function in Healthy and Pathological Subjects. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057127
American Medical Association (AMA)
Paillard, Thierry& Noé, Frédéric. Techniques and Methods for Testing the Postural Function in Healthy and Pathological Subjects. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057127
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057127