Somatosensory perception sensitivity in voluntary postural sway movements: Age, gender and sway effect magnitudes.

CONCLUSIONS: The SwayDA has good to excellent test-retest reliability. The finding that VLSDS score was significantly correlated with mobility performance in older adults highlights the importance of somatosensory perception in postural control. More importantly, the significantly worse VLSDS in older people observed in the inner lateral movement range may represent a unique characteristic of neuromuscular degeneration associated with aging, which should be monitored and addressed in rehabilitation programs. PMID: 31029824 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Experimental Gerontology - April 24, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chen Z, Han J, Waddington G, Adams R, Witchalls J Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research