title: Postural stability in subjects with whiplash injury symptoms: results of a pilot study.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  Posturographic tests can be used to assess and confirm the body's imbalance in subjects with whiplash injury. Further studies with larger cohorts are necessary to confirm this pilot study.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To verify through a posturographic exam the qualitative and quantitative alterations of postural stability in subjects with previous cervical trauma in comparison with healthy subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 42 subjects were analysed for the study; 22 as the control group (NM) and 20 (WM) with a positive anamnesis of whiplash injury from 3 to 12 month from diagnosis through a force platform. Centre of pressure (CoP) movements of the two groups with their eyes open and closed were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the closed eye test, the subjects with cervical injuries displayed a significant increase in the anterior-posterior oscillation velocity (p < 0.05) compared with the control group, with a significant reduction (p < 0.01) of the ratio between the shifting length (SL) of CoP on the polygon support and the total envelope area (EA, mm(2)) of CoP movements in the polygon support (SL/EA-ratio, mm(-1)).
authors.affiliation: Sport and Exercise Science Research Unit, University of Palermo.
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pomara
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrucci
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Filingeri
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellafiore
authors.forename: Ewan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paoli
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D004856:Postural Balance; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Vertigo; centre of pressure; force platform; posturography