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== Balance systems ==
== Balance systems ==
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The following systems
all provide feedback in some form or another to contribute to a persons sense of
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The following systems
provides input regarding the body's equilibrium and thus maintains
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The Central Nervous System receives feedback about the body orientation from these three main sensory systems and integrates this sensory feedback and subsequently generates a corrective, stabilizing torque by selectively activating muscles.
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ref name="peterka">Peterka RJ. Sensorimotor integration in human postural control. J Neurophysiol 88: 1097–1118, 2002.</ref>
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=== Somatosensory System ===
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=== Vestibular System ===
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=== Visual System ===
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The influence of moving visual fields on postural stability depends on the characteristics of the visual environment, and of the support surface, including the size of the base of support, its rigidity or compliance.<ref>Nicoleta Bugnariu and Joyce Fung;Aging and selective sensorimotor strategies in the regulation of upright balance:J Neuroengineering Rehabil. 2007; 4: 19</ref
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== Management ==
== Management ==
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(10) Duque G. et al., Effects of balance training using a virtual-reality system in older fallers, Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2013<br>Level of evidence: 2
(10) Duque G. et al., Effects of balance training using a virtual-reality system in older fallers, Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2013<br>Level of evidence: 2
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(11) Liu H. and Frank A., Tai chi as a balance improvement exercise for older adults: a systematic review, J Geriatr Phys Ther, 2010<br>Level of evidence: 1
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(11) Liu H. and Frank A., Tai chi as a balance improvement exercise for older adults: a systematic review, J Geriatr Phys Ther, 2010<br>Level of evidence: 1 (12) Zheng J. et al., Strategic targeted exercise for preventing falls in elderly people, Journal of International Medical Research, 2013<br>Level of evidence: 2<br>(13) Granacher U. et al., The Importance of Trunk Muscle Strength for Balance, Functional Performance, and Fall Prevention in Seniors: A Systematic Review., Sports Med, 2013<br>Level of evidence: 1<br
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(12) Zheng J. et al., Strategic targeted exercise for preventing falls in elderly people, Journal of International Medical Research, 2013<br>Level of evidence: 2<br>(13) Granacher U. et al., The Importance of Trunk Muscle Strength for Balance, Functional Performance, and Fall Prevention in Seniors: A Systematic Review., Sports Med, 2013<br>Level of evidence: 1<br><br> </div>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Neurology]]
[[Category:Neurology]]