Are the sensorimotor mechanisms of balance control related to a reduced capacity to maintain balance in elderly people? - Sensorimotor mechanisms related to deficient balance capacity

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•- Elderly: Age 65 years and older
•o Elderly with history of falls: reporting at least one fall in the past year
•o Elderly without history of falls: reporting no fall in the past year
•- Healthy young: Age between 18 and 30 years
•- Ability to stand for at least 5 consecutive minutes
•- Able to walk independently or under supervision as indicated by a score of 4 on the Functional Ambulations Category (FAC)
•- Able to provide written informed consent

•- Orthopaedic problems, including recent fractures which are currently not completely healed, history of hip or knee replacement, or limb amputation
•- Neurological disorders, including stroke, Parkinson*s disease and traumatic brain injury
•- Back pain: Participants with past or current back pain resulting from intervertebral disc herniation, spondylolisthesis/ spondylolistholysis or (osteoporotic) vertebral fracture will be excluded. Participants with a history of non-specific low back pain will be excluded if they currently experience pain
•- Visual impairments, including cataract. Participants who wear glasses or contact lenses to correct for myopia (short-sightedness) or hyperopia (far-sightedness) will not be excluded.
•- Inability to follow simple verbal instructions as indicated by a score < 4 on the Utrecht Communication Observation Scale.
•- Any medical condition in which exercise is contra-indicated.

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