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Galvanically Induced Body Sway in the Anterior-Posterior Plane

Magnusson, M LU orcid ; Johansson, R LU orcid and Wiklund, J. (1990) In Acta Oto-Laryngologica 110(1-2). p.7-11
Abstract

Anterior-posterior body sway was evoked with monopolar bi-aural galvanic stimulus of the vestibular nerves in normal subjects and recorded with a force platform, two experiments being conducted. In an experiment of paired design, 9 normal subjects showed an increase in anterior-posterior sway as compared with lateral sway when exposed to the stimulus. In a second experiment another group of 10 normal subjects were exposed to a galvanic stimulus between a neck electrode and two electrodes placed on the arms, but there was no change in the relationship between anterior-posterior and lateral body sway. It is concluded that monopolar galvanic stimulus of the vestibular nerves can induce anterior-posterior body sway, a phenomenon which can... (More)

Anterior-posterior body sway was evoked with monopolar bi-aural galvanic stimulus of the vestibular nerves in normal subjects and recorded with a force platform, two experiments being conducted. In an experiment of paired design, 9 normal subjects showed an increase in anterior-posterior sway as compared with lateral sway when exposed to the stimulus. In a second experiment another group of 10 normal subjects were exposed to a galvanic stimulus between a neck electrode and two electrodes placed on the arms, but there was no change in the relationship between anterior-posterior and lateral body sway. It is concluded that monopolar galvanic stimulus of the vestibular nerves can induce anterior-posterior body sway, a phenomenon which can be utilised to investigate the vestibulo-spinal contribution in postural control in the anterior-posterior plane.

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Adult, Analysis of Variance, Electric Stimulation, Female, Galvanic Skin Response, Humans, Male, Movement, Posture, Reference Values, Vestibular Nerve, Journal Article
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Acta Oto-Laryngologica
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110
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7 pages
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Taylor & Francis
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0001-6489
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  title        = {{Galvanically Induced Body Sway in the Anterior-Posterior Plane}},
  volume       = {{110}},
  year         = {{1990}},
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