Mechanisms of postural control in alcoholic men and women: Biomechanical analysis of musculoskeletal coordination during quiet standing

摘要

BackgroundExcessive sway during quiet standing is a common sequela of chronic alcoholism even with prolonged sobriety. Whether alcoholic men and women who have remained abstinent from alcohol for weeks to months differ from each other in the degree of residual postural instability and biomechanical control mechanisms has not been directly tested.