In recent years there has been increasing medical interest in correcting teeth that do not touch perfectly in order to prevent problems such as jaw pain, gaps between teeth and crowding. Now, a new ...

The study demonstrated that painful shoulder pathologies can disturb body stability, even when the influence of arm movement is restricted. Our findings showed no evidence of a correlation between ...

Scientists develop an innovative device to help older individuals train their posture control, minimizing the risk of falls and associated injuries. Balance training using a wearable device to improve ...

Balance is something the body learns to do automatically by engaging the postural muscles. By Jane E. Brody Several times a day, whether I’m indoors or out, my bone doctor’s mantra reverberates in my ...

Scientists from Japan developed a protocol to evaluate postural balance control for elderly patients with low back pain with frequency-tunable vibrations Ever since the early humans learned to walk ...

1 Ghent University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent, Belgium 2 Ghent University, Department of Physiotherapy and Orthopedics, Ghent, Belgium Background Chronic ankle ...

(Left) Pneumatic artificial muscles in the wearable device generate small disturbances. By holding a posture against these disturbances, a user can improve their reactive postural control. (Right) ...

Video game therapy was found to have a minor impact on postural balance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS); however, more research is needed to determine whether it should be recommended in ...

2 Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland Correspondence to Dr Kathrin Steffen, Department of Sports Medicine, Oslo Sports Trauma ...