Revealing the quality of movement: A meta-analysis review to quantify the thresholds to pathological variability during standing and walking

König, N; Taylor, W R; Baumann, C R; Wenderoth, N; Singh, N B

doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.03.035

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König, N., Taylor, W. R., Baumann, C. R., Wenderoth, N., & Singh, N. B. (2016). Revealing the quality of movement: A meta-analysis review to quantify the thresholds to pathological variability during standing and walking. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 68, 111–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.03.035

Abstract

Neuromotor processes are inherently noisy, which results in variability during movement and fluctuations in motor control. Although controversial, low levels of variability are traditionally considered healthy, while increased levels are thought to be pathological. This systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature investigates the thresholds between healthy and pathological task variability. After examining 13,195 publications, 109 studies were included. Results from over 3000 healthy subjects and 2775 patients revealed an ov