Abstract
AbstractWhole body coordination is essential for maintaining human posture stability. Yet the control goals and influences of individual differences and task-related effects have not been well investigated. Uncontrolled manifold method was used to assess whole-body coordination during upright stance with 16 young and 16 older individuals. These ratios were obtained for the head, shoulder, and whole-body center-of-mass, in both the mediolateral and anteroposterior directions. As evidenced by larger uncontrolled manifold ratios, the head and shoulder appeared to be more likely than whole-body center-of-mass as control goals for whole body coordination. The present results demonstrate that investigation of head and shoulder kinematics among upright stance posture could be likely yielding clinical meaningful results.KeywordsQuiet upright stanceWhole body coordinationUncontrolled manifoldFall prevention
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