Age differences in the control of postural stability during reaching tasks

Highlights • We compared age-related changes in anticipatory and dynamic postural control during standing reaches to various object heights. • Older adults have larger anticipatory postural adjustments than young adults. • Older adults show reduced dynamic balance quantified by center of pressure tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gait & posture 2013-09, Vol.38 (4), p.837-842
Hauptverfasser:	Huang, Min-Hui, Brown, Susan H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Adaptation, Physiological - physiology Aged Aging Aging - physiology Arm - physiology Center of pressure Dynamic balance Hand Strength Humans Movement - physiology Orthopedics Postural Balance - physiology Posture Pressure Reaching Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We compared age-related changes in anticipatory and dynamic postural control during standing reaches to various object heights. • Older adults have larger anticipatory postural adjustments than young adults. • Older adults show reduced dynamic balance quantified by center of pressure trajectory smoothness. • Low target reaches presented a greater challenge to postural control, particularly for older adults.
ISSN:	0966-6362 1879-2219
DOI:	10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.04.004