569 Results Found

Background and Objectives: The excessive use of smartphones for various tasks led to a new adverse postural phenomenon called text neck. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the text neck posture (TNP) on static occlusion by using t...

Information on body posture, postural change, and dynamic and static work is essential in understanding biomechanical exposure and has many applications in ergonomics and healthcare. This study aimed at evaluating the possibility of using triaxial ac...

The influence of high-heel footwear on the lumbar lordosis angle, anterior pelvic tilt, and sacral tilt are inconsistently described in the literature. This study aimed to investigate the impact of medium-height heeled footwear on the static posture...

Background: Pronated foot is a deformity with various degrees of physical impact. Patients with a pronated foot experience issues such as foot pain, ankle pain, heel pain, shin splints, impaired balance, plantar fasciitis, etc. Objective: The study i...

Concussions among the athletic population are extremely common, which could lead to postural instabilities. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of concussions on postural stability in young healthy adults. The static postural stability...

Depth information is important for postural stability and is generated by two visual systems: binocular and motion parallax. The effect of each type of parallax on postural stability remains unclear. We investigated the effects of binocular and motio...

Background: Schoolchildren often spend a lot of time carrying a backpack with school equipment, which can be very heavy. The impact a backpack may have on the pronated feet of schoolchildren is unknown. Aims: The objective of this study was to evalua...

Postural balance is a key element of shooting effectiveness, which determines the outcome of modern pentathlon competitions. The aim of the study is to examine the postural balance of 27 pentathletes (12 females and 15 males; mean age: 18.0 ± 1.8 yea...

To implement a practical brain–computer interface (BCI) for daily use, continuing changes in postures while performing daily tasks must be considered in the design of BCIs. To examine whether the performance of a BCI could depend on postures, we comp...

Background: A few studies have investigated the relationship between foot posture measures and plantar pressure parameters, but no study has investigated the correlation of foot posture measures with all primary parameters consisting of contact area...

Background: We compared photogrammetry-assessed body posture between young adults with and without unilateral posterior crossbite (UPCB). Assessments were controlled by vision, mandibular position and sitting/standing position. In addition, we aimed...

Background: Aging is associated with the development of various disorders, including postural imbalance, which increases the risk of falls and related health complications. This study examines changes in static postural balance after a 4-week interve...

Background: A study was undertaken to investigate the ability to predict dynamic foot posture from static measurements. Methods: Arch height and arch height ratio measurements were obtained from videotape images of the medial aspect of the foot durin...

The reference posture used in angular motion calculations may play an important role in the relationship found between static posture and rearfoot motion in the frontal plane in a clinical population such as patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome...

Previous studies have reported conflicting results on whether different foot placements in standing can affect static measurements of foot posture. We sought to determine whether three measurements of static foot posture could be consistently measure...

Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to compare the acute effects of two stretching techniques—static stretching (SST) and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)—on functional outcomes related to postural balance (stabil...

Background: Maintaining balance is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by a range of sensorimotor factors. Foot posture and mobility may also influence balance and postural sway. Recently, three-dimensional foot scanners have been used to assess...

Background: We investigated whether a forefoot off-loading postoperative shoe (FOPS) alters standing posture, ankle muscle activity, and static postural sway and whether any effects are altered by wearing a shoe raise on the contralateral side. Metho...

This study investigates the effect of dynamic changes in monitor height and tilt on neck pain and posture of computer users. Using a wearable device, we aim to compare neck pain and spine angle between static and dynamic monitors. A spine angle track...

Background: Using high-heeled shoes in daily life affects the stability of walking, body posture, and functionality. We aimed to determine the immediate effect of kinesiology taping (KT) on functionality, static and dynamic balance, exercise capacity...

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) is of increasing interest to improve motor performance in healthy adults and patients with respective deficits. This study aimed to examine whether tDCS over M1 can imp...

Background: Walking a dog on-leash is a common activity for a large portion of our society. Many dogs consistently pull on the leash, which transmits potentially dangerous forces to the human body. The purpose of this in silico study was to determine...

Objectives: This study aimed to find if a relationship exists between antero-posterior malocclusions and the level of musculoskeletal disorders in adults, including body posture and static foot analysis. Methods: In all, 420 participants were recruit...

Background/Objectives: The suboccipital muscles (SOMs) are rich in muscle spindles and play a critical role in proprioceptive input and postural control. However, the relationship between SOM tone, head posture, and balance performance remains unclea...

Background: Generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) is prevalent among young adults, necessitating effective monitoring of musculoskeletal health, particularly among college-aged females. This study aimed to identify physical fitness and health-related...

Maintaining a stable upright posture is essential for performing activities of daily living, and impaired standing balance may impact an individual’s quality of life. Therefore, accurate and sensitive methods for assessing static balance are cr...

Cognitive loads impact postural control; however, the specific influence of sensory modalities employed in cognitive tasks during motor-cognitive dual tasks remains unclear. This study investigated the distinct effects of visual and auditory cognitiv...

As people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) manifest heterogeneous demyelinating lesions that could affect somatosensory or vestibular ways, visual stimulus as feedback could be especially relevant to achieve postural control. This has clinical importan...

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), significantly impairs postural control and increases fall risk due to sensory and motor nerve dysfunction. While conventional rehabilitation is widely use...

Wearable technologies offer practical opportunities for assistive communication and educational support in introductory sign language learning. This paper presents an IoT-enabled smart glove for deterministic static sign language recognition over a b...

Background: Impaired balance is one of the most common and functionally limiting problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP), significantly affecting their motor abilities and quality of life. Although force platforms are considered the gold standa...

Static standing postural stability has been measured by multiscale entropy (MSE), which is used to measure complexity. In this study, we used the average entropy (AE) to measure the static standing postural stability, as AE is a good measure of disor...

Static stretching reliably improves joint range of motion (ROM), but its consequences for human movement are less consistent. This integrative narrative review examines acute and chronic responses across seven domains: ROM and flexibility, passive ti...

Background: Varicose veins (VVs) are a chronic venous condition that can negatively affect mobility, psychosocial health, and occupational function, especially in professions involving prolonged standing or sitting. Teaching professionals are particu...

By studying the relation of the robot’s postures and its energy consumption, a static analysis-based method to obtain the low-energy postures of the robot is proposed. This method decreases the energy consumption and increases the battery life...

In daily life, we perform several tasks simultaneously, and it is essential to have adequate postural control to succeed. Furthermore, when performing two or more tasks concurrently, changes in postural oscillation are expected due to the competition...

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of whole-body vibrations (WBV) on ergonomics related to static posture during the operation of container handling machines (Portainer). A 3D numerical model of a seated man was developed using modal and harmoni...

The industrial societies face difficulty applying traditional work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risk assessment methods in practical applications due to in-situ task dynamics, complex data processing, and the need of ergonomics professiona...

The purpose of the study was to examine static postural control/balance in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and typically developing (TD) young adults before, during, and after an inclusive badminton intervention. E...

Plantar pressure and foot load distribution are essential parameters in evaluating postural alignment, neuromuscular balance, and the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. This cross-sectional study analyzed static plantar pressure in 113 healthy young...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are highly prevalent in sports and occur more frequently in female athletes, potentially due to hormonal influences across the menstrual cycle. This study aimed to analyze static postural control across menst...

Background/Objectives: Adverse effects of a sedentary lifestyle on an individual’s overall health are inevitable. With reference to primary-school-aged children, the establishment of effective postural hygiene is critical as it not only promote...

Background: Therapies against breast cancer (BC) frequently involve complications that impair patients’ daily function and quality of life, the most common of which are motor coordination and balance disorders, increasing the risk of falls and...

Background and Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) therapy compared with conventional rehabilitation on static postural control and dynamic balance in patients with stroke. Design: A systematic review and meta-a...

Postural imbalance induced by prolonged sitting can be improved by exercise therapy. The aim of study was to evaluate the influence of combined stretching and strengthening exercise using rehabilitation exercise system with a linear actuator and MR d...

Patients with cerebral palsy (CP) are characterized by disturbances of mobility with postural and foot deformities. Subsequent development of CP may lead to changes in plantar loading. This study examined the characteristics of foot types and relativ...

Background: Trail running is a sport characterized by taking place in natural environments and requiring constant adaptation to irregular terrain, making postural balance crucial for preventing falls and coping with the coordinative demands of these...

Background: Objective assessment of postural control is central to the clinical evaluation of vestibular disorders. Although force-platform-based posturography is considered the gold standard, its use may be limited by cost and infrastructural requir...

Sign language recognition is one of the most challenging tasks of today’s era. Most of the researchers working in this domain have focused on different types of implementations for sign recognition. These implementations require the development...

The rapid global expansion of 5G technology has increased concerns regarding its potential health effects. Postural balance, a complex sensorimotor function reflecting central nervous system integrity, may be susceptible to electromagnetic field expo...