Abstract
Posture consists of all the musculoskeletal and sensorimotor components involved in controlling the goals of postural equilibrium and spatial orientation. Postural equilibrium involves balancing all the forces acting on the body such that it tends to stay in a desired position or moves in a controlled way. Spatial orientation involves interpretation of sensory information from various sources for a congruent representation of body position with reference to its environment as well as the appropriate positioning of body segments relative to each other and to the environment. To accomplish task goals that require stability and a particular orientation, the constraints of the musculoskeletal system interact with neural control systems involved in multi-joint coordination, sensory orientation, and environmental adaptation. Posture is not a static state but a dynamic interaction among many context- and task-specific automatic neural behaviors.
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Horak, F., Kuo, A. (2000). Postural Adaptation for Altered Environments, Tasks, and Intentions. In: Winters, J.M., Crago, P.E. (eds) Biomechanics and Neural Control of Posture and Movement. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2104-3_19
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