TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Investigating normal day to day variations of postural control in a healthy young population using Wii balance boards
JO  - Conference proceedings - IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society
A1  - Johnston, William
A1  - Purcell, Ciaran
A1  - Duffy, Ciara
A1  - Casey, Tara
A1  - Greene, Barry R.
A1  - Singleton, David
A1  - McGrath, Denise
A1  - Caulfield, Brian
SP  - 2059
EP  - 2062
VL  - 2019
IS  - 
N2  - The quantification of postural control (PC) provides the opportunity to understand the function and integration of the sensorimotor subsystems. The increased availability of portable sensing technology, such as Wii Balance Boards (WBB), has afforded the capacity to capture data pertaining to motor function, outside of the laboratory and clinical setting. However, prior to its use in long-term monitoring, it is crucial to understand natural daily PC variation. Twenty-four young adults conducted repeated static PC assessments over 20 consecutive weekdays, using WBBs. 16/24 participants (eyes open) and 11/24 participants (eyes closed) exhibited statistically significant differences (p <; 0.05) between their initial 'once-off' measure and their daily measures of PC. This study showed that variations in PC exist in a healthy population, a once-off measure may not be representative of true performance and this inherent variation should be considered when implementing long-term monitoring protocols.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-170X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2019.8856343
ID  - ref1
ER  -