Postural Control

we mean the position of the individual body segments, with respect to each other, and their orientation in space.

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The execution of any motor act involves the contextual implementation of a complex sequence of movements that binds the action of many muscles together towards the common goal of maintaining balance.

These movements are called adjustments called postural responses

For further information: Winged Shoulder blades and Posture sensory that allow the motor system to generate automatic compensatory (feed-back processing) or anticipatory (feed-forward) responses.

These responses have the ultimate goal of maintaining balance by acting synergistically at three different levels:

• Keep the head and trunk aligned against the force of gravity;
• Keep the center of gravity inside the support base;
• Stabilize the parts of the body that act as support when others are in motion.