INTRODUCTION: The control of postural reactions in the antero-posterior plane has been thoroughly studied. Postural control in the medio-lateral (ML) plane during standing received less attention. However, excessive movements of the feet center of pressure (CoP), especially in the ML direction, predict falling episodes in older adults and are characteristic of individuals with Parkinson's and cerebellar diseases. OBJECTIVES: Investigate and describe an involuntary weight shift as a consequence of a repetitive asymmetric mediolateral translation of the support base on which healthy subjects stand. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifteen young and healthy individuals participated in this study. The subjects kept their balance on a mobile platform that moved periodically (10 cm) from one side to the other on the horizontal plane making 100 cycles consisting of a high-frequency semi-cycle (to the right or left) followed by a low-frequency semi-cycle, during which the platform returned to its initial position. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: At the end of each sequence of perturbations, the average position of the CoP was different from the pre-perturbation position: in fact, the position of the CoP was displaced by about 0.5 cm in the same direction of the fast phase. The difference was significant with both eyes closed and eyes open, for both directions of the fast phase of platform translations. The mean post-effect duration was approximately 150 s. These results can give insights to identify rehabilitation therapies with the aim of correcting abnormal orientation of the body in the frontal plane.
INTRODUZIONE: Il controllo delle reazioni posturali nel piano antero-posteriore è stato studiato a fondo. Il controllo posturale nel piano medio-laterale (ML) durante la posizione eretta ha ricevuto meno attenzione. Tuttavia, movimenti eccessivi del centro di pressione dei piedi (CoP), nel piano ML, sono predittivi di episodi di cadute negli anziani e sono caratteristici di individui con malattia di Parkinson e malattie cerebellari. OBIETTIVI: Indagare e descrivere uno spostamento involontario del peso come conseguenza di una traslazione ripetitiva asimmetrica mediolaterale della base di supporto su cui si trovano soggetti sani in stazione eretta. MATERIALI E METODI: Quindici individui giovani e sani hanno partecipato a questo studio. I soggetti mantenevano l’equilibrio su una pedana mobile che si spostava (10 cm) periodicamente da un lato all’altro sul piano orizzontale compiendo 100 cicli costituiti da un semiciclo ad alta frequenza (verso destra o sinistra) seguito da un semiciclo a bassa frequenza, durante il quale la pedana tornava nella posizione iniziale. RISULTATI E CONCLUSIONI: Alla fine di ciascuna sequenza di perturbazioni, la posizione media del CoP era diversa dalla posizione pre-perturbazione: la posizione del CoP si trovava infatti spostata di circa 0,5 cm nella stessa direzione della fase rapida. La differenza era significativa sia ad occhi chiusi che ad occhi aperti, per entrambe le direzioni delle fasi rapide delle traslazioni della pedana. La durata del post-effetto era in media di circa 150 s. Questi dati possono fornire spunti per identificare terapie riabilitative con il fine di correggere orientamenti anomali del corpo sul piano frontale.
Effetto delle traslazioni periodiche asimmetriche mediolaterali della base di appoggio sull’orientamento del corpo sul piano frontale durante la stazione eretta
RUGGIERO, FRANCESCO ELIA
2019/2020
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The control of postural reactions in the antero-posterior plane has been thoroughly studied. Postural control in the medio-lateral (ML) plane during standing received less attention. However, excessive movements of the feet center of pressure (CoP), especially in the ML direction, predict falling episodes in older adults and are characteristic of individuals with Parkinson's and cerebellar diseases. OBJECTIVES: Investigate and describe an involuntary weight shift as a consequence of a repetitive asymmetric mediolateral translation of the support base on which healthy subjects stand. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifteen young and healthy individuals participated in this study. The subjects kept their balance on a mobile platform that moved periodically (10 cm) from one side to the other on the horizontal plane making 100 cycles consisting of a high-frequency semi-cycle (to the right or left) followed by a low-frequency semi-cycle, during which the platform returned to its initial position. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: At the end of each sequence of perturbations, the average position of the CoP was different from the pre-perturbation position: in fact, the position of the CoP was displaced by about 0.5 cm in the same direction of the fast phase. The difference was significant with both eyes closed and eyes open, for both directions of the fast phase of platform translations. The mean post-effect duration was approximately 150 s. These results can give insights to identify rehabilitation therapies with the aim of correcting abnormal orientation of the body in the frontal plane.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/12675