Balance is defined as the process that maintains the
center of gravity within the body’s support base and requires
constant adjustments that are provided by muscular
activity and joint positioning. Most nervous and musculoskeletal
system diseases can alter this balance control.1-3
Maintaining postural balance requires sensorial detection
of the body’s movements, integration of sensory-motor information
into the central nervous system and an appropriate
motor response. The position of the body in relation
to space is determined by visual, vestibular and somaticsensitive
functions. Muscular control and dynamic maintenance
of balance involve the activity of coordinates of
muscular kinetic chains.4-7 Adipose tissue accumulation and