Publications by authors named "Henrique Luis Monteiro"
Diabetic older women without peripheral neuropathy amplify body sway but are capable of improving postural stability during a saccadic gaze task.
Sérgio Tosi Rodrigues Thaís Cristina Delacosta Fabio Augusto Barbieri Gabriel Palmeira Paschoalino Gisele Chiozi Gotardi Henrique Luís Monteiro
Hum Mov Sci
December 2023
Background: Diabetic older people tend to present deteriorated performance in balance and locomotion activities, even those without peripheral neuropathy. There is evidence that saccadic eye movements are used to reduce body sway in young and older healthy adults, but it has not been shown that diabetic older people preserve this visuomotor adaptation capacity.
Research Question: Are diabetic older women without peripheral neuropathy capable of improving postural stability during a saccadic gaze task?
Methods: Seventeen type 2 diabetic older women (68.