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The elderly show a loss of both the intellectual functions and of motion ability. This happens also without particular pathologies; possible tests to highlight this loss are the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the Functional Reach (FR)-test. During 2004–2005 winter 50 healthy subjects were analyzed; the subjects were divided into three age-groups: from 55 to 64 years; from 65 to 74 years;...
Abstract: Pressure sores are frequent in subjects who are paralysed because of spinal cord injuries and confined to wheelchairs: to prevent sores, these subjects must get used to frequently changing their posture. Useful information to investigate change characteristics may come through studying the behaviour of healthy subjects during long periods of sitting posture: to this aim, in the Department...
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