1. Assessment of Static Postural Control in Teenagers with Down Syndrome
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Ludovic Marin, Bettina Debû, Nicolas Vuillerme, Université Grenoble Alpes - UFR Activités Physiques et Sportives (UGA UFR APS), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Euromov (EuroMov), Université de Montpellier (UM), Université Grenoble Alpes - UFR Activités physiques et sportives (UGA UFR APS), and Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]) more...
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Down syndrome ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,05 social sciences ,[SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive Sciences ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Adaptation (eye) ,Sensory system ,Group comparison ,Somatosensory system ,medicine.disease ,050105 experimental psychology ,Postural control ,Developmental psychology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Center of foot pressure ,Cognitive resource theory ,medicine ,[SDV.NEU]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC] ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
International audience; This study evaluated stance control in 24 teenagers with and without Down syndrome (DS) by (a) assessing center of foot pressure variables under different conditions of availability of visual and somatosensory inputs and (b) analyzing postural perturbation and adaptation following abrupt changes in visual information. Results showed no gender-related differences in either group. Group comparison revealed similar strategies in adolescents with and without DS, although quantitative differences may exist in the ability to integrate sensory inputs to control stance. Adaptation to changing environmental conditions varied greatly from one individual to another in the two groups. Finally, comparison of the two experiments suggests that the increased postural oscillations reported for the sample with DS on long lasting recordings could be related to insufficient allocation of cognitive resources in stable environments. more...
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- 2001
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