Frontal plane balance during pre-planned and late-cued 90 degree turns while walking.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated frontal-plane dynamic balance control during 90° left turns while walking. Ten healthy young adults performed straight-line gait, pre-planned turns, and turns cued visually (late-cued turns). We quantified rotational balance control via the range of frontal-plane angular momentum (Hf) about the center of mass (COM), and the relative positioning of the COM and the feet using the horizontal distance from the COM to the lateral edge of the base of support (lateral distance) and the mediolateral margin of stability (MOS_ml). We hypothesized that the Hf range would increase and the lateral distance and MOS_ml minima would decrease during each turn type vs. straight-line gait and during late-cued vs. pre-planned turns. We found that the range of Hf was si

SUBMITTER: Tillman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722562 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature