Analysis of postural control during steady-state ambulation will be addressed with reference
to the relative weight of postural and translational roles of the individual body segments,
by dealing first with the best stabilised (head–trunk), through relatively articulated (shoulderpelvis),
up to the most mobile ones (lower extremities). The impact of abnormal dynamic
posture on the control of COM motion and gait energetics will be subsequently considered.
A further section will be devoted to the pathophysiological mechanisms potentially
involved