ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2017
Balance control during gait initiation: State-of-the-art and research perspectives.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 173 citations in OpenAlex.
- Anticipatory postural adjustments during gait initiation in people with parkinson's disease: a systematic review.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Pooled it
- Maintaining Mobility and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review Examining Potential Impact of Symptomatic Pharmacotherapy.CNS drugs · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Manual Therapy on Parkinson's Gait: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Anticipatory Postural Adjustments During Gait Initiation in Stroke Patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Lower Limb Subacute Stroke Rehabilitation.Neural plasticity · 2023Trial
- Neuromechanical synergy patterns explain metabolic efficiency differences during the sit-to-walk transition.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Walking as a Window to the Brain: Redefining Gait in Neurology.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Correlation Between Functional Scores and Objective Gait Parameters Following Rotating Hinge Knee Megaprosthesis Reconstruction.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Postural Balance and Human Movement: An Integrative Framework for Mechanisms, Assessment, and Functional Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Delayed Postural Responses to Fear of Falling During Gait Initiation in Low Vision: Insights from Virtual-Reality-Based Fear Simulation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Classifying activities of daily living based on hybrid features from vertical ground reaction force data.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of foot rotation on ankle control and injury risk during badminton lunge landings.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Chronic Implications of Bilateral Foot Pattern Variability in Schoolchildren.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of dominant limb postural control in adults with and without fear of falling.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Muscle Synergies of the Lower Extremities During Gait Initiation in Individuals With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2025Article
- Effects of Core Stability Training on Balance, Standing, and Gait in Children with Mild Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Impact of Visual Input and Kinesiophobia on Postural Control and Quality of Life in Older Adults During One-Leg Standing Tasks.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Visual Input on Postural Stability and Compensatory Strategies in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bilateral Asymmetries of Plantar Pressure and Foot Balance During Walking, Running, and Turning Gait in Typically Developing Children.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
It is well known that balance control is affected by aging, neurological and orthopedic conditions. Poor balance control during gait and postural maintenance are associated with disability, falls and increased mortality. Gait initiation - the transient period between the quiet standing posture and steady state walking - is a functional task that is classically used in the literature to investigate how the central nervous system (CNS) controls balance during a whole-body movement involving change in the base of support dimensions and center of mass progression. Understanding how the CNS in able-bodied subjects exerts this control during such a challenging task is a pre-requisite to identifying motor disorders in populations with specific impairments of the postural system. It may also provide clinicians with objective measures to assess the efficiency of rehabilitation programs and better target interventions according to individual impairments. The present review thus proposes a state-of-the-art analysis on: (1) the balance control mechanisms in play during gait initiation in able bodied subjects and in the case of some frail populations; and (2) the biomechanical parameters used in the literature to quantify dynamic stability during gait initiation. Balance control mechanisms reviewed in this article included anticipatory postural adjustments, stance leg stiffness, foot placement, lateral ankle strategy, swing foot strike pattern and vertical center of mass braking. Based on this review, the following viewpoints were put forward: (1) dynamic stability during gait initiation may share a principle of homeostatic regulation similar to most physiological variables, where separate mechanisms need to be coordinated to ensure stabilization of vital variables, and consequently; and (2) rehabilitation interventions which focus on separate or isolated components of posture, balance, or gait may limit the effectiveness of current clinical practices.
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