WEEK 3 PTA155 Balance Ther ex

DYNAMIC PROCESS by which the body's position is maintained in equilibrium

• Balance

• Center of Mass

• Center of Gravity

• Base of Support

• Limits of Stability

Point that corresponds to the center of the total body mass

• Balance

• Center of Mass

• Center of Gravity

• Base of Support

• Limits of Stability

Vertical projection of the COM to the ground (usually slightly anterior to S2)

• Balance

• Center of Mass

• Center of Gravity

• Base of Support

• Limits of Stability

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Perimeter of the contact area between the body and its support surface

• Balance

• Center of Mass

• Center of Gravity

• Base of Support

• Limits of Stability

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Sway boundaries in which an individual can maintain equilibrium without changing their BOS

• Balance

• Center of Mass

• Center of Gravity

• Base of Support

• Limits of Stability

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Match the following Sensory Information

• Nervous System

• ok

• ok

• Input from VISION, VESTIBULAR SYSTEM, and SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM all provide information for upright posture.

• Musculoskeletal

• Postural alignment, ROM, joint integrity, muscle strength

Provide a reference for verticality. Can improve by fixin gaze

• Visual input

• Somatosensory

• ok

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Provides CNS with position and motion information with reference to supporting surfaces.

-Receptors: GTOs, joint receptors, cutaneous mechanoreceptors

• Visual input

• Somatosensory

• ok

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

______ sense angular acceleration of the head (gait, imbalance)

• Semicircular canals

• Otoliths

____ (utricle and saccule) detect linear acceleration

• Semicircular canals

• Otoliths