Postural Control in Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders
A special issue of Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (ISSN 2411-5142). This special issue belongs to the section "Kinesiology and Biomechanics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editor
2. Faculty of Science and Techniques of Physical and Sport Activities, University of Lorraine, F-54600 Villers-lès-Nancy, France
3. Laboratory for the Analysis of Posture, Equilibrium and Motor Function (LAPEM), University Hospital of Nancy, F-54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Interests: balance control strategies as a function of ageing; physical and sporting activities; diseases (inner ear, brain, musculoskeletal); motion sickness susceptibility; management of dual-tasking; rehabilitation programs (balneotherapy, etc.)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Balance maintenance is necessary during all motor activity. It requires central processing of vestibular, visual, proprioceptive and exteroceptive information. All these inputs converge in the brainstem (vestibular nuclei) and are integrated, allowing the motor responses to be organized. This enables compensatory movements of the eyes, head and body, in order to stabilize gaze and posture. All motor responses must be adapted to the environmental conditions and the task to be performed.
Posture and balance are designed to enable orientation in three-dimensional space to orchestrate a motor activity. The weight and hierarchy of sensory afferences, and therefore balancing strategies, vary according to the subject, age, experience, pathologies and specific circumstances (environment, etc.).
This Special Issue will focus on the study of postural control performance, balance and motor function related to age, physical activity or sport, neurootological and osteoarticular pathologies, handicaps, rehabilitation programmes, the management of dual-task situations, and susceptibility to motion sickness.
The aim of the Special Issue is to gain a better understanding of the vestibular pathophysiology and compensation mechanisms, and to select therapeutic actions designed to limit or reduce the level of motor disability. The systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines may also be involved.
Prof. Dr. Philippe P. Perrin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- balance control
- dizziness and balance disorders
- neurotology
- vestibular pathologies
- vertigo
- physical and sporting activities and exercise programs
- motion sickness
- vestibular rehabilitation
- balneotherapy
- posturography
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