The effect of light touch on standing sway when the stability of the external touch reference becomes unreliable

Autor: Bryanton, Megan A., Chodan, Sydney D.C., Vander Meulen, J., Fenrich, K.K., Misiaszek, John E.
Rok vydání: 2018
DOI: 10.7939/r3-xewp-dx28
Popis: Lightly touching a stable reference is associated with sway reduction during standing. Unexpected displacement of the touch reference results in a false-positive balance reaction in some participants, but only with the first such disturbance. This study investigated whether light touch reduces standing sway 1) after the touch reference becomes unreliable, and 2) when participants are aware the touch reference is unreliable. Forty healthy adults, twenty that were naïve to the possibility of a touch reference displacement and twenty that were made aware prior to testing, were asked to stand while lightly touching (
Databáze: OpenAIRE