UDC

612+612.08

DOI

10.37482/2687-1491-Z037

Authors

Taisiya P. Shiryaeva*/** ORCID: 0000-0001-9458-3224
Anatoliy V. Gribanov*/** ORCID: 0000-0002-4714-6408
Denis M. Fedotov*** ORCID: 0000-0002-4067-8364
*Institute of Developmental Physiology of the Russian Academy of Education (Moscow, Russian Federation)
**Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation)
***Northern State Medical University (Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation)
Corresponding author: Taisiya Shiryaeva, address: proezd Badigina 3, Arkhangelsk, 163000, Russian Federation; e-mail: taisia.moroz@yandex.ru

Abstract

Gait and balance disorders are common in older adults and represent a multifaceted problem resulting from a combination of natural involutional processes and various pathological conditions. However, to date, the dynamic component of postural balance in older adults remains poorly studied. In order to determine sex differences in the dynamic component of postural balance, 40 older men and 40 older women were tested (Sit-to-Stand, Walk Across, Tandem Walk, Step/Quick Turn, Step-Up-and-Over tests) using the computer-aided stabilometric complex Balance Master. The research found that in older women, the parameters of the dynamic component of postural balance are more intact than in men, probably due to a slower rate of ageing.

Keywords

postural balance, older women, older men

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