Balance in Blind Subjects: Cane and Fingertip Touch Induce Similar Extent and Promptness of Stance Stabilization

Subjects with low vision often use a cane when standing and walking autonomously in everyday life. One aim of this study was to assess differences in the body stabilizing effect produced by the contact of the cane with the ground or by the fingertip touch of a firm surface. Another aim was to estima...

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Autores principales: Sozzi, Stefania, Decortes, Francesco, Schmid, Monica, Crisafulli, Oscar, Schieppati, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
Materias:
Neuroscience
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30254565
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00639

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30254565
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00639

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