Balance training in older adults enhances feedback control after perturbations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As we age, avoiding falls becomes increasingly challenging. While balance training can mitigate such challenges, the specific mechanisms through which balance control improves remains unclear.

Methods

We investigated the impact of balance training in older adults on feedback control after perturbations, focusing on kinematic balance recovery strategies and muscle synergy activation. Twenty older adults aged over 65 underwent short-term (one session) and long-term (3-weeks, 10 sessions) balance training, and their recovery from unpredictable mediolateral perturbations was assessed. Perturbations consisted of 8° rotations of a robot-controlled platform on which participants were balancing on one leg. We measured full-body 3D kinematics and activation of 15 leg and t

SUBMITTER: Koster RAJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604044 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature