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Different studies have shown that standing is a complex phenomenon and that the way in which a body reacts to a problem of balance depends largely on the kind of disturbance of the equilibrium. Bass (1938), for instance, concluded from a factor analysis that nine different factors play a role in the conservation of the upright position.
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Bass, I. R. 1938. An analysis of components of tests of semicircular canal function and of static and dynamic balance. Res. Quart. 10: 33–50.
Willems, E. and P. Swalus. 1967. Apparatus for determining the center of gravity of the human body. In:J. Wartenweiler, E. Jokl, and M. Hebbelinck (eds.), Biomechanics I, pp. 72–77, S. Karger, Basel, and University Park Press, Baltimore.
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Willems, E.J., Vranken, M.S. (1974). Postural reactions of man on a slowly moving base. In: Nelson, R.C., Morehouse, C.A. (eds) Biomechanics IV. International Series on Sport Sciences. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02612-8_9
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