Introduction
injuries, tiredness, fatigue
EVENTS
The human ability to remain steady while carrying out daily life activities that requires standing, walking, or running depends on a functioning balance control system that constantly keeps the body’s centre of mass within the base of support (Horak Mental fatigue is a subjective feeling of mental tiredness and inability to sustain attention resulting in performance decrement following prolonged time on cognitive tasks (Chen et al. Considering the significant role played by cognition in balance control and the negative effect of mental fatigue on cognitive ability, the high prevalence of mental fatigue in many occupations may put people at risk of injuries related to loss of balance and falls during or after work or sporting events (Lew and Qu Indeed, while reactive balance control tasks such as recovery from unexpected perturbations during standing or walking (Lew and Qu Firstly, only three studies investigated the effect of mental fatigue on static balance in healthy young adults and these studies included small number of participants (