title: Effects of stimulating surface during static upright posture in the elderly.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the influence of three stimulating surfaces based on center of pressure (CoP), anteroposterior sway velocity (V(A/P)), and medio-lateral sway velocity (V(M/L)) of 40 elderly subjects. CoP and V(M/L) showed a significant decrease in all visual conditions only in the stimulating surface whereas V(A/P) showed a significant decrease only on the same surface with eyes open. Results confirm the importance of multisensory stimulation in postural control in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: School of PhD in "Advanced Sciences and Technologies in Rehabilitation Medicine and Sports", University of Rome "Tor Vergata" , Rome , Italy and.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palazzo
authors.forename: Alfio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caronti
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lebone
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Proietti
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panzarino
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Annino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D011312:Pressure; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Center of pressure; elderly; posture