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BACKGROUND: Individuals with @entity3949 sway more than control individuals while standing. This review specifically evaluated whether @entity1897 can be the only fundamental reason accounting for significant increased sway within this population. METHODS: Twenty-six experimental articles were selected using MEDLINE and reference lists of relevant articles. The articles chosen investigated kinematic data of postural behaviour in controls and individuals with @entity3949 during stance. Results of literature were compared with four expectations related to the @entity1897 fundamental hypothesis. FINDINGS: Consistent with the @entity1897 hypothesis, the literature showed that individuals with @entity3949 sway more than controls in quiet stance and even more so if their visual or vestibular systems were perturbed. Inconsistent with the hypothesis, individuals with @entity3949 are more destabilised than controls in conditions altering sensation of the feet and legs (standing on a sway-referenced surface). INTERPRETATION: The review showed that the @entity1897 hypothesis may not be the only fundamental cause accounting for significant increased postural sway in individuals with @entity3949 . @entity227 and changes in postural coordination may explain the divergence between expectations and results. In order to develop interventions aimed at improving postural control in individuals with @entity3949 , scientific exploration of these new expectations should be detailed. Also at the practical level, the review discussed which additional sensory information - at the level of the hands and feet - may be more beneficial in individuals with @entity3949 to reduce their postural sway.
