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BALANCEMENT POSTURAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- speed of sway
1, record 1, English, speed%20of%20sway
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mean speed of sway (i.e. the length of locus per unit time) was used as the measure of the extent of postural sway in this study. This parameter has been found to be a more reliable measure of postural sway than the range of movement in the sagittal and coronal planes .... 1, record 1, English, - speed%20of%20sway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de balancement
1, record 1, French, vitesse%20de%20balancement
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vitesse moyenne de balancement, yeux ouverts, a été utilisée dans l'analyse des résultats qui montrent une diminution du balancement postural rapide initialement, atteignant 25 p. 100 après les premières cinq mesures, et 31 p. 100 après les 15 mesures. 1, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20balancement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- postural sway
1, record 2, English, postural%20sway
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Measurement of the extent of postural sway has been used in a variety of neurologic and motor skill investigations. ... The effects of lower limb amputation and the significance of vision on postural sway have been investigated in our laboratory .... The training of subjects to balance, often by using visual and auditory feedback, has involved the repeated measurement of postural sway .... 1, record 2, English, - postural%20sway
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- balancement postural
1, record 2, French, balancement%20postural
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mesure du balancement postural a été utilisée dans nombre de recherches neurologiques ou de motricité. 1, record 2, French, - balancement%20postural
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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