Backward disequilibrium in elderly subjects

• Published in: Clinical interventions in aging Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 667 - 672
• Main Authors: Manckoundia, Patrick, Mourey, France, Pérennou, Dominic, Pfitzenmeyer, Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.2008; Dove Press; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Accidental Falls; Age; Aged; Aging; Aging - physiology; backward disequilibrium; Balance; Cognitive Sciences; elderly subject; Falls; Frailty; Gait; Gait - physiology; Gerontology; Humans; Life Sciences; Nervous system; Neurons and Cognition; Older people; Physiology; Postural Balance; Postural Balance - physiology; Posture; Posture - physiology; Psychomotor Disorders; Psychomotor Disorders - physiopathology; Review; Vertigo; Vestibular Diseases; Vestibular Diseases - physiopathology; Visual Perception; Visual Perception - physiology

Backward disequilibrium is observed frequently in daily clinical practice. However, there are no epidemiological data concerning this postural disorder. Defined by a posterior position of the centre of mass with respect to the base of support, backward disequilibrium is abnormal postural behavior, u...