Colledge N R, Cantley P, Peaston I, Brash H, Lewis S, Wilson J A
Geriatric Medicine Unit, University of Edinburgh, City Hospital, UK.
Gerontology. 1994;40(5):273-8. doi: 10.1159/000213596.
Sway was measured by static posturography in 74 healthy subjects. Four age groups were investigated: 20-40, 40-60, 60-70 and over 70 years with equal numbers of males and females in each group. Sway increased linearly with age but was not affected by gender at any age. All age groups were more dependent on proprioception than vision in the maintenance of balance, but when reliable pressoreceptor information was removed, dependence on vision increased. The relative contributions of the sensory systems to balance did not alter with advancing age. The increase in sway demonstrated with normal ageing does not appear due to altered peripheral sensibility. It is more likely that it is due to slowing of central integrative processes.
通过静态姿势描记法对74名健康受试者的摇摆情况进行了测量。研究了四个年龄组：20 - 40岁、40 - 60岁、60 - 70岁和70岁以上，每组中男性和女性人数相等。摇摆随年龄呈线性增加，但在任何年龄都不受性别的影响。在维持平衡方面，所有年龄组对本体感觉的依赖都大于视觉，但是当可靠的压力感受器信息被去除时，对视觉的依赖增加。感觉系统对平衡的相对贡献不会随着年龄的增长而改变。正常衰老过程中出现的摇摆增加似乎并非由于外周感觉的改变。更有可能是由于中枢整合过程的减慢。
