The influence of sensory information on two-component coordination during quiet stance

• Published in: Gait & posture Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 263 - 271
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuanfen, Kiemel, Tim, Jeka, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.07.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Ankle Joint - physiology; Ankle strategy; Biomechanical Phenomena; Coordinative modes; Female; Hip Joint - physiology; Hip strategy; Humans; Male; Models, Biological; Orthopedics; Postural Balance - physiology; Posture; Posture - physiology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Touch - physiology; Visual Perception - physiology; Ankle strategy; Coordinative modes; Hip strategy; Posture

When standing quietly, human upright stance is typically approximated as a single segment inverted pendulum. In contrast, investigations, which perturb upright stance with support, surface translations or visual driving stimuli have shown that the body behaves like a two-segment pendulum, displaying...