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Article: The role of vision and spatial orientation in the maintenance of posture.(Balance Special Series)
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- June 1, 1997
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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[Wade MG, Jones G. The role of vision and spatial orientation in the maintenance of posture. Phys Ther. 1997;77;619-628.]
Key Words: Posture, Spatial orientation, Vision.
Endurance, power, and high levels of coordination and control are all necessary to execute skilled behavior and are used in a complementary fashion to provide postural stability. The reflexes that an organism possesses at birth provide a short-term safety net that permits the acquisition of nutrients and a limited and constrained connection to the organism's new environment. Without some control of posture, the organism cannot acquire the capacity to optimally explore and interact with its ...