A Study of Postural Sway under the Condition of a Slope

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  • MATSUDA Tadamitsu
    Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Social Work Studies, Josai International University
  • KURAYAMA Taichi
    Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Uekusa Gakuen University
  • KURIHARA Yasushi
    Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Social Work Studies, Josai International University
  • TAGAMI Miki
    Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Social Work Studies, Josai International University
  • KUSUMOTO Yasuaki
    Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo University of Technology
  • NITTA Osamu
    Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University

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  • 傾斜条件における重心動揺の検討
  • ケイシャ ジョウケン ニ オケル ジュウシン ドウヨウ ノ ケントウ

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[Purpose] To examine the effect of slopes on standing balance control. [Subjects and Methods] Fifteen healthy adults (mean age: 21.0 years) maintained an eyes-open standing position for 30 sec with their feet 10 cm apart on level ground, and inclining and declining slopes of 8 degrees while their center of gravity sway was measured using a gravicorder. The Index of Postural Stability (IPS) was also calculated in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions over a 10-second interval. [Results] Postural sway on the incline was significantly larger than that on the level ground, but IPS did not differ significantly among the conditions. [Conclusion] The results suggest that the standing postural control of healthy adults does not differ between sloping and a horizontal surfaces because, while there was a significant difference in sway, IPS did not significantly differ.

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 33 (4), 637-641, 2018

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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