Influence of age and gender in the sensory analysis of balance control

Postural control is achieved through the integration at the central nervous system level of information obtained by the visual, somatosensory and vestibular systems. Computerized dynamic posturography and the Sway Star system are both used to carry out sensory analysis. The purpose of this study was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2012-02, Vol.269 (2), p.673-677
Hauptverfasser:	Faraldo-García, Ana, Santos-Pérez, Sofía, Crujeiras-Casais, Rosa, Labella-Caballero, Torcuato, Soto-Varela, Andrés
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aging - physiology Female Head and Neck Surgery Humans Kinesthesis - physiology Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Miscellaneous Neurosurgery Otorhinolaryngology Postural Balance - physiology Proprioception - physiology Prospective Studies Reference Values Sensory Deprivation Sex Factors Social Environment Vestibule, Labyrinth - physiology Vision, Ocular - physiology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Postural control is achieved through the integration at the central nervous system level of information obtained by the visual, somatosensory and vestibular systems. Computerized dynamic posturography and the Sway Star system are both used to carry out sensory analysis. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of sex and age on sensory analysis, measured with these two systems, and to compare their results. A prospective trial was conducted with 70 healthy individuals (average age: 44.9 years) uniformly distributed in seven age groups, who underwent postural study with both systems. We used SPSS 16.0 for statistical study: comparison of means test for influence of gender and age and Pearson’s correlation test ( p
ISSN:	0937-4477 1434-4726
DOI:	10.1007/s00405-011-1707-7