Postural Control during Standing on An Unstable Board and the Weight of Somatosensory Inputs from Lower Extremities

• Published in: Baiomekanizumu Gakkai shi Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 142 - 148
• Main Authors: ITAYA, Atsushi, KIZUKA, Tomohiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Society of Biomechanisms 2010
• Subjects: Coherence analysis; Postural control; Somatosensation; Vestibular input; Weighting of sensory cues

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the weight of somatosensory inputs from lower extremities on postural control during standing on an unstable board. Ten healthy young males participated in this study, and they were divided equally into two groups based on their estimation...