文章基本信息

标题：Stable, Unstable and Metastable States of Equilibrium: Definitions and Applications to Human Movement
本地全文：下载
作者：Armin Kibele ; Armin Kibele ; Urs Granacher 等
期刊名称：Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1303-2968
出版年度：2015
卷号：14
期号：4
页码：885-887
语种：English
出版社：University of Uludag
摘要：Human postural demands and balance control during locomotive and rotational motion are of primary interest for athletic performance and daily life. The equivocal use of terms and expressions such as equilibrium, balance, stability/instability obstruct a clear communication of scientific knowledge. In particular, the terms stability and balance and their different forms or word combinations are often used with various meanings and circular definitions not only in everyday language but in scientific communication as well. Further, stability and balance issues of human movement are often inadequately discussed in the literature in the form of equilibrium situations of rigid bodies. However, for animate systems, stable and unstable equilibrium approaches are too simplistic. As an alternative, the ‘metastability’ concept predominantly used as part of the dynamic systems theory should be applied to human movement.