Journal article
Reliability of system identification techniques to assess standing balance in healthy elderly
JH Pasma, D Engelhart, AB Maier, RGKM Aarts, JMA Van Gerven, JH Arendzen, AC Schouten, CGM Meskers, HD Van Kooij
Plos One | Published : 2016
Abstract
Objectives System identification techniques have the potential to assess the contribution of the underlying systems involved in standing balance by applying well-known disturbances. We investigated the reliability of standing balance parameters obtained with multivariate closed loop system identification techniques. Methods In twelve healthy elderly balance tests were performed twice a day during three days. Body sway was measured during two minutes of standing with eyes closed and the Balance test Room (BalRoom) was used to apply four disturbances simultaneously: two sensory disturbances, to the proprioceptive and the visual system, and two mechanical disturbances applied at the leg and tru..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "This research (BalRoom; project number 10737) is supported by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, which is part of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and which is partly funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and by the seventh framework program EMBalance (EU FP7 grant number 610454). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.", "This research (BalRoom; project number 10737) is supported by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, which is part of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and which is partly funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and by the seventh framework program EMBalance (EU FP7 grant number 610454)." ]