Pierre Cabaraux , Scott Mongold , Christian Georgiev , Esranur Yildiran Carlak , Johanne Garbusinski , Gilles Naeije , Marc Vander Ghinst , Mathieu Bourguignon
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They were divided into two groups: a younger group of 32 participants (15 females) with a mean age of 25.5 years (SD = 2.9), and 34 healthy older participants (18 females; 72.1 ± 6.0 years). Participants completed a visual motion detection test (VMDT) that assessed the minimal speed of Gabor patch that could be detected. Following, participants stood on a force plate in 4 conditions, either with eyes open or closed and standing on either a hard surface or foam. Their stability was assessed by the mean velocity of their center of pressure.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Younger participants exhibited better visual motion acuity (<em>p</em> = 0.0097) and better postural performance across all conditions (<em>p</em> < 0.0001), and were less affected by the increase in task complexity compared to older participants. Furthermore, a linear mixed-effects model revealed a significant influence of visual motion acuity on postural performance (<em>p</em> = 0.032). 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The confusing role of visual motion detection acuity in postural stability in young and older adults
Background
Vision is commonly reported to play a crucial role in postural control and even more so in advancing age. Among its functions, visual motion perception provides the brain with information about self-motion and the motion of the surrounding environment.
Objectives
To clarify the nature of the relationship between visual motion acuity and postural control and its modulation with age.
Methods
66 healthy participants took part in the study. They were divided into two groups: a younger group of 32 participants (15 females) with a mean age of 25.5 years (SD = 2.9), and 34 healthy older participants (18 females; 72.1 ± 6.0 years). Participants completed a visual motion detection test (VMDT) that assessed the minimal speed of Gabor patch that could be detected. Following, participants stood on a force plate in 4 conditions, either with eyes open or closed and standing on either a hard surface or foam. Their stability was assessed by the mean velocity of their center of pressure.
Results
Younger participants exhibited better visual motion acuity (p = 0.0097) and better postural performance across all conditions (p < 0.0001), and were less affected by the increase in task complexity compared to older participants. Furthermore, a linear mixed-effects model revealed a significant influence of visual motion acuity on postural performance (p = 0.032). This association was modulated by the condition (p = 0.047), and showed a trend of modulation by the age group (p = 0.066). Pearson's analysis revealed a positive association between visual motion acuity and postural stability in young but not in older individuals in all conditions.
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that visual motion acuity, assessed using VMDT, is linked to stability even with eyes closed. This connection could be explained by light transmission through the eyelids or by the presence of a confounding variable such as visuo-spatial attention, which is known to decrease with aging.
期刊介绍:
Gait & Posture is a vehicle for the publication of up-to-date basic and clinical research on all aspects of locomotion and balance.
The topics covered include: Techniques for the measurement of gait and posture, and the standardization of results presentation; Studies of normal and pathological gait; Treatment of gait and postural abnormalities; Biomechanical and theoretical approaches to gait and posture; Mathematical models of joint and muscle mechanics; Neurological and musculoskeletal function in gait and posture; The evolution of upright posture and bipedal locomotion; Adaptations of carrying loads, walking on uneven surfaces, climbing stairs etc; spinal biomechanics only if they are directly related to gait and/or posture and are of general interest to our readers; The effect of aging and development on gait and posture; Psychological and cultural aspects of gait; Patient education.