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What are the three primary movement strategies used by healthy adults to recover balance in response to sudden perturbations of the supporting surface?
What are the three primary movement strategies used by healthy adults to recover balance in response to sudden perturbations of the supporting surface?
- Ankle, hip, and stepping strategies (correct)
- Jumping, hopping, and running strategies
- Walking, running, and jumping strategies
- Lifting, pushing, and pulling strategies
What are the factors that determine which strategy most effectively addresses a balance disturbance?
What are the factors that determine which strategy most effectively addresses a balance disturbance?
- Speed and intensity of the displacing forces (correct)
- Magnitude of the displacement of the center of mass
- Characteristics of the support surface
- All of the above
What is the primary goal of maintaining balance?
What is the primary goal of maintaining balance?
- To keep the center of mass over the base of support (correct)
- To adjust the body's position in space
- To bring the center of mass back to its original position
- To respond to sudden perturbations
