Standing up from a chair as a dynamic equilibrium task: a comparison between young and elderly subjects

• Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Vol. 55; no. 9; p. B425
• Main Authors: Mourey, F, Grishin, A, d'Athis, P, Pozzo, T, Stapley, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2000
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Algorithms; Body Height; Body Weight; Electronics - instrumentation; Female; Humans; Leg - anatomy & histology; Linear Models; Male; Movement; Optics and Photonics - instrumentation; Postural Balance - physiology; Posture - physiology; Stress, Mechanical; Task Performance and Analysis; Time Factors; Vision, Ocular - physiology

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the features of center of mass (CoM) control along anterior/posterior axis in young and elderly subjects during sit-to-stand (STS). From a sitting position, seven healthy young subjects and seven healthy elderly subjects were asked to stand up fro...