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Balance control is compromised in patients with leprosy
Larissa Alamino Pereira Viveiro
  Larissa Alamino Pereira Viveiro
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Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil
Correspondence to: Larissa Alamino Pereira Viveiro, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional de Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil (Tel: +55 11 96459-0833; e-mail: larissaviveiro@gmail.com; larissaviveiro@usp.br)
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Juliane De Oliveira Marques Vieira
  Juliane De Oliveira Marques Vieira
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Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil
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Maria Angela Bianconcini Trindade
  Maria Angela Bianconcini Trindade
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Departamento de Dermatologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil
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Clarice Tanaka
  Clarice Tanaka
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Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil
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Objectives:

To analyse the balance control of individuals with leprosy compared to healthy individuals.

 Methods:

Leprosy patients and healthy controls were recruited through the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil. During the data collection process, individuals stood on a force plate (Pro Balance Master 8.1.0, Neurocom®, Inc, Oregon, USA) and received verbal instructions to remain motionless, with arms at their sides and feet positioned in a standard location on the plate, while movement in the subjects Centre of Pressure (COP) was recorded.

 Results:

Significant differences were found for Area (A) of Centre of Pressure (COP) (area of an ellipse comprising 85% of the sampled COP) in conditions 2 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes closed on a stable force plate), 3 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes open on an unstable force plate), and 4 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes closed on an unstable force plate) (P = 0.044, P = 0.001, and P = 0.001, respectively), for Velocity of COP in side-to-side direction (Vx) in condition 3 (P = 0.039), and for Velocity of COP in forwardbackward direction (Vy) in conditions 1 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes open on a stable force plate), 2, and 3 (P = 0.023, P = 0.050, and P = 0.022, respectively).

 Conclusions:

Balance control among individuals with leprosy presented greater Area and Velocity of COP oscillation especially in the forward-backward direction, when compared to healthy individuals.
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Larissa Alamino Pereira Viveiro, Juliane De Oliveira Marques Vieira, Maria Angela Bianconcini Trindade, Clarice Tanaka;
Balance control is compromised in patients with leprosy; Leprosy Review; 2017; 88; 2; 237-243; DOI: 10.47276/lr.88.2.237
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DOI: 10.47276/lr.88.2.237

articleview.journal_title: Leprosy Review
articleview.publisher: British Leprosy Relief Association
articleview.publisher_location: Colchester, UK
articleview.article_date_pre accepted on 27 March 2017 and articleview.pub_on 01 June 2017
© Lepra 2017
LEPROSY
Leprosy Review
0305-7518
British Leprosy Relief Association
Colchester, UK
23-7243
0305-7518/17/064053+07
10.47276/lr.88.2.237
Original Papers
Balance control is compromised in patients with leprosy
ViveiroLarissa Alamino Pereira
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VieiraJuliane De Oliveira Marques
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TrindadeMaria Angela Bianconcini
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TanakaClarice
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Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil
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Departamento de Dermatologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil
Correspondence to: Larissa Alamino Pereira Viveiro, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional de Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brasil (Tel: +55 11 96459-0833; e-mail: ; )
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© Lepra
2017
Objectives:
To analyse the balance control of individuals with leprosy compared to healthy individuals.
Methods:
Leprosy patients and healthy controls were recruited through the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil. During the data collection process, individuals stood on a force plate (Pro Balance Master 8.1.0, Neurocom®, Inc, Oregon, USA) and received verbal instructions to remain motionless, with arms at their sides and feet positioned in a standard location on the plate, while movement in the subjects Centre of Pressure (COP) was recorded.
Results:
Significant differences were found for Area (A) of Centre of Pressure (COP) (area of an ellipse comprising 85% of the sampled COP) in conditions 2 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes closed on a stable force plate), 3 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes open on an unstable force plate), and 4 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes closed on an unstable force plate) (P = 0.044, P = 0.001, and P = 0.001, respectively), for Velocity of COP in side-to-side direction (Vx) in condition 3 (P = 0.039), and for Velocity of COP in forwardbackward direction (Vy) in conditions 1 (individual standing barefoot, with eyes open on a stable force plate), 2, and 3 (P = 0.023, P = 0.050, and P = 0.022, respectively).
Conclusions:
Balance control among individuals with leprosy presented greater Area and Velocity of COP oscillation especially in the forward-backward direction, when compared to healthy individuals.
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