Different verbal instructions concerning attentional focus did not influence quiet standing control in healthy young adults.
BACKGROUND: The instructions given to the participant before postural control assessment are often mentioned as possible factors of influence on the stability outcomes. However, in young adults without impairments that affect postural control, such influences are likely to be neutral. AIM: This stud...
| Publicado en: | Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7 |
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Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior
2025
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