Effects of aging on lateral stability in quiet stance

• Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 162 - 170
• Main Authors: Nishihori, Takezumi, Aoki, Mitsuhiro, Jiang, Yifa, Nagasaki, Sachio, Furuta, Yoshinori, Ito, Yatsuji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.04.2012
• Subjects: Accidental Falls; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Movement - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Original Article; Postural Balance - physiology; Posture - physiology; Torque; Young Adult; Aging; medial/lateral direction; Proportional-Integral-Derivative control; frequency spectrum; trunk sway

Background and aims: Recent studies have demonstrated that assuming the postural corrective torque is regulated by a proportional-integralderivative (PID) controller in the anterior/posterior direction, although few studies have discussed the medial/lateral (M/L) direction through PID control. Insta...