Eight weeks of oral iron supplementation improves postural control in young women with iron deficiency anemia.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the effect of 8-week oral supplementation on postural control in young women with iron deficiency anemia (IDA).

Methods: This study involved 15 women with IDA who received 160 mg of elemental iron daily in the form of dried ferrous sulfate capsules (80 mg twice daily) taken in two divided doses for 8 weeks. The mean velocity of oscillations of the center of pressure (CoPv) was recorded to evaluate postural control pre- and post-supplementation.

The relationship between postural control and cognitive functioning following Zumba dancing in middle-aged women: A randomized clinical trial.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of 12-week Zumba dancing on postural control and cognitive parameters and the correlations between these parameters in middle-aged women. Thirty-eight women, aged between 50 and 60 years, were randomly allocated to a Zumba group (ZG) or control group. Postural control and cognitive functions [working memory (WM) and reaction time (RT)] were assessed before and after 12 weeks of a Zumba dancing program using a stabilometric force platform, Corsi Block-Tapping Task and Simple RT tests, respectively.

Relationship Between Postural Stability and Proprioception, Pain, Quadriceps Strength, and Muscle Tightness in Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy.

Background: Athletes with patellar tendinopathy (PT) have postural stability deficits; however, the underlying mechanisms and factors responsible remain unknown. The effect on postural stability in PT of decreased quadriceps strength, altered proprioception, lower-limb muscle tightness, and knee pain, which explain postural stability deficiency in other populations, is uninvestigated.

Hypothesis: Proprioceptive acuity, muscle tightness, quadriceps strength, and pain predict postural stability in athletes with PT.

Is there a relationship between static postural control and core stability? A cross-sectional study in soccer players with groin pain.

Background: Static postural control disorders have been documented in soccer players suffering from groin pain (GP). Understanding the mechanisms of these disorders is crucial in designing rehabilitation programs.

Objectives: To (i) assess static postural control and core stability in soccer players suffering from GP compared to their peers and (ii) explore the relationship between these two parameters.

Time Course Effects of Different Intensities of Running Exercise on Cognitive and Motor Performances in Individuals With Intellectual Disability.

This study explored the acute effects of different running intensities on cognitive and motor performances in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). An ID group (age, M = 15.25 years, SD = 2.

Iron Deficiency Anemia Is Associated with Proprioceptive Deficit in Adult Women: a Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.

Proprioception is essential to several conscious and unconscious sensations and automatic control of movement in daily life activities. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) may alter proprioception as it could induce fatigue, and affect neural processes such as myelination, and neurotransmitters synthesis and degradation. This study aimed to explore the effect of IDA on proprioception in adult women.

Postural balance asymmetry and subsequent noncontact lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries among Tunisian soccer players with groin pain: A prospective case control study.

Background: Recent studies reported postural balance disorders in patients and soccer players with groin pain (GP) compared to controls. Since postural balance asymmetry identified after an initial injury contributes for subsequent injuries, identification of this asymmetry in soccer players with GP may highlight the risk of sustaining subsequent noncontact lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries in these players. Therefore, the aims of this study were to (i) examine static and dynamic unipedal postural balance asymmetry in soccer players with GP compared to healthy ones, and (ii) quantify the risk of subsequent noncontact lower extremity injuries in these players.

Reference values of postural balance in preschoolers: Age and gender differences for 4-5 years old Tunisian children.

Background: Preschool age is a critical stage of postural balance development. Posturography normative data during this age are crucial for surveillance of postural balance and for the timely diagnosis of any dysfunction. The aim of this study was to provide normative data, specific to Tunisian preschoolers, according to age and gender, and to examine gender- and age-related differences in postural balance.

Patellar tendinopathy impairs postural control in athletes: A case-control study.

Objective: To compare postural control performance between athletes with and without patellar tendinopathy (PT).

Design: Case-control study.

Participants: Fifty-eight athletes, 29 with PT (PT group: PTG) and 29 healthy ones (control group: CG).

Iron deficiency anemia induces postural control disorders in young women.

Background: Due to menstruation and restrictive dietary practices, women are at a particular risk of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). This hematologic manifestation could impair postural control as it induces fatigue, muscle weakness, cognitive and neurological functions alteration.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate IDA effects on postural control in young women in comparison to healthy counterparts.

Does piriformis muscle syndrome impair postural balance? A case control study.

Background And Purpose: While patients with musculoskeletal disorders reported postural balance impairments, it is unknown whether patients with piriformis muscle syndrome (PMS) may exhibit postural balance disorders compared to controls. The aim was to compare postural balance in patients with PMS to controls in static and dynamic conditions.

Material And Methods: Twelve patients with PMS and twelve controls were enrolled.

Athletes with unilateral patellar tendinopathy have increased subsequent lower extremity musculoskeletal injury risk.

This study aimed to investigate static and dynamic postural balance inter-limb asymmetries in athletes with unilateral patellar tendinopathy (UPT) and estimate subsequent lower extremity musculoskeletal injury risk compared to controls. Twenty-eight athletes with UPT were recruited. Twenty-eight healthy athletes served as controls.

Postural balance impairment in Tunisian second division soccer players with groin pain: A case-control study.

Objective: To compare postural balance outcomes between soccer players with and without groin pain (GP).

Design: Case-control study.

Setting: Laboratory.