Measuring the Reliability of Postural Sway Measurements for a Static Standing Task: The Effect of Age.

ABSTRACT: Background: A force plate is used to determine the ability to balance ability. However, only some medical centers or laboratories are equipped with force plates because they are costly so a low-cost force plate is required for home care or health care institutes. Few studies compare the reliability of postural sway measurements in terms of age. This study proposes a low-cost force plate to select reliable parameters to evaluate postural sway. Objectives: To determine the intra-rater reliability of a novel force plate and the effect of age difference on the intra-rater test-retest reliability for the center of pressure (COP). Methods: Forty participants were enrolled for this study: 20 youths and 20 older adults. Participants stood on a custom-made and low-cost force pl

SUBMITTER: Lo PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9138610 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature