Abstract
The maintenance of postural balance is very important for the performance of daily activities. In order to maintain a perfect integration of the body in space, intrinsic factors such as visual and proprioceptive systems, and extrinsic factors to the individual, are necessary. The absence of the visual system can exert a great influence on the individual body stability. This study identified the possible variables that have statistically differences in postural balance, by subjecting 20 volunteers to open and closed eye tests using a force platform and verified if there are differences in the balance between the genders. The parameters of medial-lateral displacement (cm), anteroposterior displacement (cm), medial lateral displacement velocity (cm/s) and anteroposterior displacement velocity (cm/s) were analyzed. It was concluded that there are statistically significant differences in the anteroposterior velocity when comparing the static equilibrium data of the volunteers in the upright position on the platform under the conditions of open and closed eyes, men also presented greater variability in COP displacement between the two conditions, compared to the women. In this sense, it is possible to identify the importance and influence of the visual and proprioceptive systems in the maintenance of postural balance and the differences between men and women for COP parameters.
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Alves, C.M., Santana, E.M., Naves, E.L.M. (2019). Influence of Visual and Proprioceptive Systems in the Postural Balance of Young Adults. In: Costa-Felix, R., Machado, J., Alvarenga, A. (eds) XXVI Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 70/1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2119-1_42
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