Associations between trunk postural control in walking and unstable sitting at various levels of task demand

Trunk postural control (TPC) has been investigated in several populations and tasks. Previous work observed targeted training of TPC via isolated trunk control tasks may improve performance in other activities (e.g., walking). However, the nature of this relationship remains unknown. We therefore investigated the relationship between TPC, at both the global (i.e., response to finite perturbations) and local (i.e., resistance to infinitesimal perturbations) levels, during walking and unstable sitting, both at varying levels of task demand.
Source: Journal of Biomechanics - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research