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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
The ability to maintain balance is diminished in patients suffering from a whiplash injury. The aim of this study was to characterize the variability of postural control in patients with chronic whiplash injury. For this purpose, we analyzed static postural recordings from 11 whiplash patients and sex- and age-matched asymptomatic healthy volunteers. Static postural recordings were performed randomly with eyes open, eyes closed, and eyes open and speaking (dual task). Spatial-temporal changes of the center of pressure displacement were analyzed to assess the amplitude and structure of postural variability by computing, respectively, the standard deviation/coefficient of variation and sample entropy/fractal dimension of the time series. The amplitude of variability of the center of pressure was larger among whiplash patients compared with controls (P<0.001) while fractal dimension was lower (P<0.001). The sample entropy increased during both eyes closed and a simple dual task compared with eyes open (P<0.05). The analysis of postural control dynamics revealed increased amplitude of postural variability and decreased signal dimensionality related to the deficit in postural stability found in whiplash patients. Linear and nonlinear analyses can thus be helpful for the quantification of postural control in normal and pathological conditions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1873-5711
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
291-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of postural control deficit in whiplash patients by means of linear and nonlinear analyses - A pilot study.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work-related Disorders, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg. D-3, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark. pm@hst.aau.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article