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 ...

Background In therapeutic settings, patients with shoulder pain often exhibit deficient coordinative abilities in their trunk and lower extremities. The aim of the study was to investigate 1) if there ...

Exercise can help reduce the risk of falls—a major cause of injuries in older adults—but only 4% of older Canadian women ...

June 7, 2011 — Problems with postural control may be a core feature of bipolar disorder (BD) and not just a random symptom, new research suggests. In a small comparison study of 32 patients, those ...

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 ...

2 Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland Correspondence to Dr Kathrin Steffen, Department of Sports Medicine, Oslo Sports Trauma ...

Walking on a balance beam is an excellent way to strengthen core muscles. The exercise requires constant engagement of ...

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 ...

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 ...

In recent years there has been increasing medical interest in correcting teeth that do not touch perfectly in order to prevent problems such as jaw pain, gaps between teeth and crowding. Now, a new ...