Effects of experimentally induced cervical spine mobility alteration on the postural organisation of gait initiation.

ABSTRACT: Gait initiation (GI), the transient period between quiet standing and locomotion, is a functional task classically used in the literature to investigate postural control. This study aimed to investigate the influence of an experimentally-induced alteration of cervical spine mobility (CSM) on GI postural organisation. Fifteen healthy young adults initiated gait on a force-plate in (1) two test conditions, where participants wore a neck orthosis that passively simulated low and high levels of CSM alteration; (2) one control condition, where participants wore no orthosis; and (3) one placebo condition, where participants wore a cervical bandage that did not limit CSM. Centre-of-pressure and centre-of-mass kinematics were computed based on force-plate recordings according to Newton's second la

SUBMITTER: Delafontaine A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9001680 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature