Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study
Objective Many people of all ages suffer from vertigo due to different reasons. The comparison of patient data with standard values can highlight deteriorations or changes in postural control and thus indicate, for example, an increased risk of falling. Our aim is to measure standard values for the...
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| author | David A Groneberg Daniela Ohlendorf Charlotte Doerry Vanessa Fisch Sebastian Schamberger Christina Erbe Eileen M Wanke |
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| description | Objective Many people of all ages suffer from vertigo due to different reasons. The comparison of patient data with standard values can highlight deteriorations or changes in postural control and thus indicate, for example, an increased risk of falling. Our aim is to measure standard values for the postural control of young healthy women.Design Observational study.Setting Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main.Participants 106 healthy German female subjects aged between 21 and 30 years (25±2.7 years) were measured. Their average body mass index (BMI) was 21.1±2.61 kg/m².Outcome measures A pressure measuring platform was used to measure the weight distribution and postural sway in habitual standing. Median, tolerance range and CI were calculated.Results Height, weight and BMI are comparable to the average young German female population. The load distribution between right and left foot was 49.91%:50.09%. The forefoot was less loaded than the rear foot (33.3%:66.67%). The right rear foot carried most of the body weight (34.34%). The average body sway was 9.50 mm in the frontal and 13.00 mm in the sagittal plane.Conclusions Standard values for the postural control of the women aged 21–30 years correlate with the already collected data of healthy subjects and can therefore be described as representative. The standard values enable diagnosing and treating impaired balance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-54e2fa0e24ac4f2d8ea8e3a0b974473f2025-02-11T20:40:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552019-06-019610.1136/bmjopen-2018-026833Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational studyDavid A Groneberg0Daniela Ohlendorf1Charlotte Doerry2Vanessa Fisch3Sebastian Schamberger4Christina Erbe5Eileen M Wanke6Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyInstitute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany1 Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany1 Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany3 Department for Orthodontics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany1 Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany1 Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, GermanyObjective Many people of all ages suffer from vertigo due to different reasons. The comparison of patient data with standard values can highlight deteriorations or changes in postural control and thus indicate, for example, an increased risk of falling. Our aim is to measure standard values for the postural control of young healthy women.Design Observational study.Setting Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main.Participants 106 healthy German female subjects aged between 21 and 30 years (25±2.7 years) were measured. Their average body mass index (BMI) was 21.1±2.61 kg/m².Outcome measures A pressure measuring platform was used to measure the weight distribution and postural sway in habitual standing. Median, tolerance range and CI were calculated.Results Height, weight and BMI are comparable to the average young German female population. The load distribution between right and left foot was 49.91%:50.09%. The forefoot was less loaded than the rear foot (33.3%:66.67%). The right rear foot carried most of the body weight (34.34%). The average body sway was 9.50 mm in the frontal and 13.00 mm in the sagittal plane.Conclusions Standard values for the postural control of the women aged 21–30 years correlate with the already collected data of healthy subjects and can therefore be described as representative. The standard values enable diagnosing and treating impaired balance.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e026833.full |
| spellingShingle | David A Groneberg Daniela Ohlendorf Charlotte Doerry Vanessa Fisch Sebastian Schamberger Christina Erbe Eileen M Wanke Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study BMJ Open |
| title | Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study |
| title_full | Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study |
| title_fullStr | Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study |
| title_short | Standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study |
| title_sort | standard reference values of the postural control in healthy young female adults in germany an observational study |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e026833.full |
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