... longer critical times in elderly subjects, implying that a greater time spent in openloop control could be a factor in falls in the elderly [29] Since the pioneering work of Collins and De Luca, ... either clinically, using tests such as the "Timed Get-up -and- go" [13], "Berg Balance Scale" [14] and the "Tinetti Balance Scale" [15], or biomechanically, using a force plate to evaluate postural ... Furthermore, the mean of four short time series of 256 points was shown to provide a better estimate of H than a single time series of 1024 points The results of the reliability analysis of the present...