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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Effect of Vision and Surface Slope on Postural Sway in Healthy Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Masoud Aghapour, Nadja Affenzeller, Christian Peham, Christiane Lutonsky, Alexander Tichy, Barbara Bockstahler

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors.

Masoud AghapourSection of Physical Therapy, Small Animal Surgery, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9654-1666
Nadja AffenzellerSection of Physical Therapy, Small Animal Surgery, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5782-7418
Christian PehamMovement Science Group, Equine Surgery, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
Christiane LutonskySection of Physical Therapy, Small Animal Surgery, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
Alexander TichyPlatform Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department for Biomedical Services, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
Barbara BockstahlerSection of Physical Therapy, Small Animal Surgery, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1499-5753

Funding

FWF Austrian Science Fund P 34959-B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postural stability requires an interaction between cognitive, perceptual, sensory, and motor functions. Thus, impairment in any of these systems may affect postural balance. This study assessed the effect of visual input and surface slope on postural stability. The study was conducted on healthy participants, 11 females and 11 males who were 24-34 years of age. They were asked to perform still upright bipedal standing on flat and +/-20° sloped surfaces with eyes open (EO) and closed (EC). Six center of pressure (COP) parameters were measured by posturography. A significant relationship was observed between COP parameters, standing conditions, and body mass index. Gender had no significant effect on the COP. The loss of visual input within each standing condition did not affect the COP parameters. In contrast, differences were observed between standing on a flat surface and uphill with EC and between standing on a flat surface and downhill with EC and EO. When the participants were standing on inclined surfaces, the loss of vision significantly increased the postural instability. Young healthy adults demonstrated the greatest difficulty in standing uphill with EC. This was followed by standing downhill with EC and standing downhill with EO.

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balance controlbody oscillationcenter of pressureinclined surfacepostural stabilityposturography

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PMID38398736
PMCPMC10890291

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