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PMID: 21778109 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of visual acuity on the anticipatory (APAs) and compensatory (CPAs) components of postural control. METHODS: Ten individuals participated in the experiments involving perturbations induced by a pendulum while their visual acuity was altered. The different visual acuity conditions were no glasses, blurred vision induced by wearing glasses with positive or negative lenses, and no vision. EMG activity of trunk and leg muscles and ground reaction forces were recorded during the typical anticipatory and compensatory periods. RESULTS: In the no vision condition the subjects did not generate APAs, which resulted in the largest displacements of the center of pressure (COP) after the perturbation (p<0.01). In all other visual conditions APAs were present showing a distal to proximal order of muscle activation. The subjects wearing positive glasses showed earlier and larger anticipatory EMGs than subjects wearing negative glasses or no glasses at all. CONCLUSIONS: The study outcome revealed that changes in visual acuity induced by wearing differently powered eye glasses alter the generation APAs and as a consequence, affect the compensatory components of postural control. SIGNIFICANCE: The observed changes in APAs and CPAs in conditions with blurred vision induced by positive and negative glasses suggest the importance of using glasses with an appropriate power. This outcome should be taken into consideration in balance rehabilitation of individuals wearing glasses. |
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Sambit Mohapatra; Vennila Krishnan; Alexander S Aruin |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-19 |
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Title: Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology Volume: - ISSN: 1872-8952 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100883319 Medline TA: Clin Neurophysiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60612, USA. |
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