"Postural Balance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A POSTURE in which an ideal body mass distribution is achieved. Postural balance provides the body carriage stability and conditions for normal functions in stationary position or in movement, such as sitting, standing, or walking.
| Descriptor ID |
D004856
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.690 G11.561.790.541.595
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| Concept/Terms |
Postural Balance- Postural Balance
- Balance, Postural
- Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
- Equilibrium, Musculoskeletal
- Postural Equilibrium
- Equilibrium, Postural
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postural Balance" by people in Profiles.
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Cortical Correlates of Balance During Single and Dual Tasks in Huntington's Disease: A Preliminary fNIRS Study. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2026 01; 40(1):25-36.
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Potential Prodromal Digital Postural Sway Markers for Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) Detected via Dual-Tasking and Sensory Manipulation. Sensors (Basel). 2024 Apr 18; 24(8).
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Postural control and gait measures derived from wearable inertial measurement unit devices in Huntington's disease: Recommendations for clinical outcomes. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2022 06; 96:105658.
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Sensor-Based and Patient-Based Assessment of Daily-Living Physical Activity in People with Parkinson's Disease: Do Motor Subtypes Play a Role? Sensors (Basel). 2020 Dec 08; 20(24).
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Open-label pilot clinical trial of citicoline for fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). PLoS One. 2020; 15(2):e0225191.
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Analysis of Free-Living Gait in Older Adults With and Without Parkinson's Disease and With and Without a History of Falls: Identifying Generic and Disease-Specific Characteristics. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 03 14; 74(4):500-506.
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The transition between turning and sitting in patients with Parkinson's disease: A wearable device detects an unexpected sequence of events. Gait Posture. 2019 01; 67:224-229.
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Model-based and Model-free Machine Learning Techniques for Diagnostic Prediction and Classification of Clinical Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease. Sci Rep. 2018 05 08; 8(1):7129.
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Modification of Impulse Generation During Pirouette Turns With Increased Rotational Demands. J Appl Biomech. 2016 Oct; 32(5):425-32.
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Characterization and Early Detection of Balance Deficits in Fragile X Premutation Carriers With and Without Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS). Cerebellum. 2015 Dec; 14(6):650-62.