Postural Balance

"Postural Balance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

Definition | Details | More General Concepts | Related Concepts | More Specific Concepts

A POSTURE in which an ideal body mass distribution is achieved. Postural balance provides the body carriage stability and conditions for normal functions in stationary position or in movement, such as sitting, standing, or walking.

Descriptor ID	D004856
MeSH Number(s)	G11.427.690 G11.561.790.541.595
Concept/Terms	Postural Balance Postural Balance Balance, Postural Musculoskeletal Equilibrium Equilibrium, Musculoskeletal Postural Equilibrium Equilibrium, Postural

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Postural Balance".

Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Postural Balance [G11.427.690]
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
Sensation [G11.561.790]
Proprioception [G11.561.790.541]
Postural Balance [G11.561.790.541.595]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Postural Balance".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Postural Balance".

publications

Timeline | Most Recent

This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Postural Balance" by people in this website by year, and whether "Postural Balance" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 28 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2015 and 2020

To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.

Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	0	2
2015	3	1	4
2018	1	1	2
2019	0	3	3
2020	3	1	4
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Postural Balance" by people in Profiles.

Clemens SM, Kershaw KN, Bursac Z, Lee SP. Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender to Disparities in Functional Recovery and Social Health After Major Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-sectional Pilot Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 02; 105(2):208-216.

View in: PubMed
Hines D, Armstrong-Heimsoth A, Schoen SA. A Pilot Study of Idiopathic Toe Walking: Measures and Outcomes. Occup Ther Health Care. 2024 Jul; 38(3):723-749.

View in: PubMed
Clemens SM, Kershaw KN, McDonald CL, Darter BJ, Bursac Z, Garcia SJ, Rossi MD, Lee SP. Disparities in functional recovery after dysvascular lower limb amputation are associated with employment status and self-efficacy. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 07; 45(14):2280-2287.

View in: PubMed
Hill EJ, Mangleburg CG, Alfradique-Dunham I, Ripperger B, Stillwell A, Saade H, Rao S, Fagbongbe O, von Coelln R, Tarakad A, Hunter C, Dawe RJ, Jankovic J, Shulman LM, Buchman AS, Shulman JM. Quantitative mobility measures complement the MDS-UPDRS for characterization of Parkinson's disease heterogeneity. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 03; 84:105-111.

View in: PubMed
Meng H, Gorniak SL. Effects of adiposity on postural control and cognition in older adults. Gait Posture. 2020 10; 82:147-152.

View in: PubMed
Lucarevic J, Gaunaurd I, Clemens S, Belsky P, Summerton L, Walkup M, Wallace SP, Yokomizo L, Pasquina P, Applegate EB, Schubert MC, Gailey RS. The Relationship Between Vestibular Sensory Integration and Prosthetic Mobility in Community Ambulators With Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation. Phys Ther. 2020 08 12; 100(8):1333-1342.

View in: PubMed
Ortega SL, Ibarra S, Pierce R, Levy S, Gombatto SP. Kinematic and kinetic factors associated with leg reach asymmetry during the Star Excursion Balance Test in division I athletes. Phys Ther Sport. 2020 Sep; 45:63-70.

View in: PubMed
Gaunaurd I, Gailey R, Springer B, Symsack A, Clemens S, Lucarevic J, Kristal A, Bennett C, Isaacson B, Agrawal V, Applegate B, Pasquina P. The Effectiveness of the DoD/VA Mobile Device Outcomes-Based Rehabilitation Program for High Functioning Service Members and Veterans with Lower Limb Amputation. Mil Med. 2020 01 07; 185(Suppl 1):480-489.

View in: PubMed
Wang J, Zuo Y, Zhuang K, Luo K, Yan X, Li J, Zhang JH, Liu F. Recombinant Human Milk Fat Globule-Epidermal Growth Factor 8 Attenuates Microthrombosis after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Mar; 29(3):104536.

View in: PubMed
Carter V, Jain T, James J, Cornwall M, Aldrich A, de Heer HD. The 3-m Backwards Walk and Retrospective Falls: Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Clinical Measure. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Oct/Dec; 42(4):249-255.

View in: PubMed

People

Explore

Similar Concepts

Top Journals