Final Program
Sunday June 21
Registration opens at 10,00
14,00 – 16,00 ISPGR Board Meeting at Palazzo Re Enzo
17,00 - 17,30 Opening Address
17,30 - 18,30 Invited Lecture: "Modeling and Analysis of Human Behavior from Robotics", prof. Yoshi Nakamura, Department of Mechano-Informatics, University of Tokyo, JAPAN
18,30 - 20,00 Welcome Reception
21,00 - 22,00 Special Event at Aula Magna Santa Lucia
Monday June 22
9,00 - 10,00 Invited Lecture: "Variability and coordination in posture and locomotion across the life-span", prof. Karl M. Newell, Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
10,00 – 10,30 Coffee-Break
10,30 – 12,30 Oral Session I
Sensory, Motor and Integrative Control Mechanisms [10,30 – 12,30]
Moderators: Manuel Hulliger, Brian Day
O.1-Which ankle muscle is the best proprioceptor during human upright standing?
Irene Di Giulio1, Constantinos N. Maganaris1, Vasilios Baltzopoulos1, Ian D. Loram1, 1MMU, Manchester, United Kingdom
O.2-Plantar sensory degradation on motion perception and postural control
Yongwoo Yi1, Sukyung Park1, 1KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
O.3-Investigating sensory interaction of cutaneous and vestibular systems during stance
Andrew Woolnough1, Leah Bent1, 1University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
O.4-Evidence for the contribution of sensory integration mechanisms to spinal stabilization
Adam Goodworth1, Robert Peterka1, 1Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR, United States
O.5-Habituation of postural response to Galvanic vestibular stimulation
Valentina Dilda1, Hamish MacDougall2, Steven Moore1, 1Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York NY, United States, 2University of Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia
O.6-Auditory startle reveals possible brainstem involvement in triggering postural responses
Adam Campbell1, Justin Davis1, Mark Carpenter1, 1School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
O.7-Effects of initial standing positions before transient floor translation on contingent negative variation of brain potential
Katsuo Fujiwara1, Kaoru Maeda2, Hidehito Tomita3, Naoe Kiyota1, Chie Yaguchi1, 1Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, 2Morinomiya University of Health Sciences, Osaka, Japan, 3Toyohashi SOZO University, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
O.8-Spatiotemporal organization of motoneuron activity in the human spinal cord during different gaits
Yuri Ivanenko1, Germana Cappellini1, Richard Poppele2, Francesco Lacquaniti1,3, 1IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy, 2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States, 3University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Advanced Assessment Tools and Protocols [10,30 – 12,30]
Moderators: Aurelio Cappozzo, Kamiar Aminian
K.1- Keynote lecture: Aurelio Cappozzo, Università degli Studi di Roma "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
O.9-Markerless Sit to Stand analysis to predict SPPB scores in elderly people
Michela Goffredo1, Maurizio Schmid1, Silvia Conforto1, Luisa Lopez2, Tommaso D'Alessio1, 1Dept Applied Electronics Unversity Roma Tre, Rome, Italy, 2Dept Neuroscience University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
O.10-3D Gait Analysis using wearable 6D IMU on shoe
Benoit Mariani1, Kamiar Aminian1, 1EPFL, Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement, Lausanne, Switzerland
O.11-Automated biofeedback assistance for freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson's disease
Meir Plotnik1,2, Marc Bächlin3, Inbal Meidan1, Daniel Roggen3, Gerhard Tröster3, Nir Giladi1,4, Jeffrey M Hausdorff1,4, 1Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, 3Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 4Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 5Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
O.12-Differentiating malingering patients from healthy controls, unilateral vestibular loss patients and whiplash patients
John HJ Allum1, Jaap Vonk1, Corinne GC Horlings1, 1University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
O.13-Differentiation of young and older adult stair climbing gait using principal component analysis
Samantha Reid1, Ryan Graham1, Patrick Costigan1, 1Queen's University, Kingston,ON, Canada
O.14-Validation of a new instrumented ramp to assess ambulation while ascending and descending a slope.
Fany Chedevergne1, Pierre Desjardins1, Sylvie Nadeau1, Rachid Aissaoui2, 1Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Gingras Lindsay Rehabilitation Institut of Montreal, Pathokinesiology Laboratory, Faculty of Rehabilitation of the Universi, Montreal, Qc, Canada, 2Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Highest Technology School, Imagery and Orthopedics Research Laboratory, Quebec University, Montreal, Qc, Canada
O.15-Portable system for the linear and non-linear re-calibration of force platforms
Andrea Cedraro1, Fabio Bagalà1, Lorenzo Chiari1, Angelo Cappello1, 1University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
12,30 – 14,00 Lunch
13,00 – 14,00 Sponsored Lunch Workshop –
Healthcare technologies for an ageing population: major outcomes of the SENSACTION-AAL project
14,00 - 15,30 Poster Session 1 (odd numbered posters P.1 to P.191)
15,30 – 16,00 Coffee-Break
16,00 - 17,00 Yes/No Debates
Moderator: John Allum
D.1- "Does the equilibrium-point hypothesis help understand postural synergies?"
Discussants: Mark Latash & Yuri Ivanenko
D.2- "Preferring preferred speed?"
Discussants: Jacques Duysens & Bastian Bloem
17,00 – 18,00 Oral Session II
Learning, Plasticity and Compensation [17,00 – 18,00]
Moderators: Mark Latash, Joyce Fung
O.16-The development of adaptation: How infants and adults modify their walking steps
Beatrix Vereijken1, Karen Adolph2, Simone Gill2, 1Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 2New York University, New York, United States
O.17-Visual control of rapid limb movements evoked by unpredictable postural perturbation
Brian Maki1,2, Kenneth Cheng1,2, Emily King1,2, Tracy Lee1, Sandra McKay1,2, Amy Peters1, Carol Scovil1, John Zettel3, 1Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 3University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
O.18-Learning postural adjustments as a skill in the context of a volitional task: evidence for a memory consolidation phase.
Orit Elion1,2, Yotam Bahat1, Itamar Sela2, Itzhack Siev-Ner1, Patrice (Tamar) Weiss2, Avi Karni1,2, 1The C Sheba Medical Centre, Ramat Gan, Israel, 2Haifa University, Haifa, Israel
O.19-Impact of cognition on motor control and adaptation to a novel slip induced in walking
Tanvi Bhatt1, Yi-Chung Pai1, 1University of Illinois at Chicago, Physical Therapy Dept., Chicago, IL, United States
Modelling and Biomechanics [17,00 – 18,00]
Moderators: Angelo Cappello, John Jeka
O.20-Analysis of power exertion for lifting the CoM during mobility related activities in daily life
Wiebren Zijlstra1, Rob Bisseling1, Stephan Schlumbohm2, Heribert Baldus2, 1University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, 2Philips Research, Eindhoven, Netherlands
O.21-Active Stiffness and Damping Increase with Age in Postural Control
Massimo Cenciarini1, Patrick J. Loughlin1,2, Patrick J. Sparto1,4, Mark S. Redfern1,3, 1Bioengineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 2Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 3Otolaryngology Dept., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 4Physical Therapy Dept., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
O.22-What is the feedback time-delay and extent of linear time-invariant control when subjects manually control stable and unstable loads?
Ian Loram1, Martin Lakie2, Peter Gawthrop3, 1Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 3University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
O.23-The effect of long distance walking on plantar pressure distribution
Niki Stolwijk1, Jaak Duysens1,2, Noël Keijsers1, 1St Maartenskliniek Research, Development & Education, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Tuesday June 23
9,00 - 10,30 Poster Session 1 (even numbered posters P.2 to P.192)
10,30 – 11,00 Coffee-Break
11,00 – 13,00 Oral Session III
Cognitive, Attentional, and Emotional Influences [11,00 – 13,00]
Moderators: Jim Frank, Anne Shumway-Cook
K.2- Keynote lecture: Jim Frank, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
O.24-Effects of concurrent spatial and categorical cognitive tasks on the performance of a continuous postural alignment task.
Suvobrata Mitra1, Hayley Boulton1, 1University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
O.25-Nature of the kinematic cues underlying the perception of emotions during human gait
Hideki Kadone1, Halim Hicheur2, Alain Berthoz1, 1LPPA, College de France, Paris, France, 2Hertie institute, University Clinic Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
O.26-Cognitive and motor mechanisms underlying ability to divide attention while walking
Courtney Hall1,2, Katharina Echt1,2, Steve Wolf1,2, Wendy Rogers3, 1Atlanta VAMC, Decatur, GA, United States, 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States, 3Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
O.27-Evidence for a relationship between anxiety, visual sampling behaviour and falls risk in older adults performing adaptive locomotor tasks
William Young1, Alan Wing1, Mark Hollands1, 1University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
O.28-Effects of instructed prioritization and task difficulty on concurrent walking and cognitive task performance in healthy young adults
Valerie Kelly1, Anne Shumway-Cook1, 1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
O.29-Chronic stroke patients use a posture first strategy when avoiding obstacles under dual task conditions
Katrijn Smulders1,2, Roos van Swigchem1, Alexander C. Geurts1,3, Vivian Weerdesteyn1,3, 1Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2HAN University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Sport and Exercise, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Sint Maartenskliniek, Research, Development and Education, Nijmegen, Netherlands
O.30-Task switching during dual task gait training is difficult for people with Parkinson Disease
Sandra Brauer1, Meg Morris2, Marjorie Woollacott3, Robyn Lamont1, 1The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 2The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Vic, Australia, 3The University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
Development of Posture and Gait [11,00 – 13,00]
Moderators: Francesco Lacquaniti, Zoi Kapoula
K.3- Keynote lecture: Francesco Lacquaniti, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia & University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
O.31- Development of spinal postural control: evidence of a four stage process.
Sandra Saavedra1, Marjorie Woollacott1, 1University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
O.32- Specific characteristics of balancing in children 7-11. Pivotal foot. Motor foot
Pascal Bourgeois1, Maurice Ouaknine1, 1ILEPS, Cergy Pontoise Val d'Oise, France
O.33- The influence of body mass and physical activity on postural stability in children
Franciska Ulmer1, Andrew Smith2, 1The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 2The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong (TBC)
O.34- Normal postural performances in dyslexic teenagers during stroop or counting dual tasks
Zoi Kapoula1, Eric Matheron1, Maria-pia Bucci1, 1Laboratoire IRIS, Physiopathologie de la Vision et Motricité Binoculaire, FRE3154, CNRS, Paris, France
O.35- Limb kinematics and walking distance estimation after changing limb segment proportions. Evidence of a locomotor body schema.
Nadia Dominici1,2, Elena Daprati1,2, Daniele Nico1,3, Germana Cappellini1, Yuri Ivanenko1, Francesco Lacquaniti1,2, 1IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy, 2University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 3University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
O.36- Gender differences in the control of head accelerations during walking in chidren
Claudia Mazzà1, Antonino Filocamo1, Aurelio Cappozzo1, 1Università degli Studi di Roma "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
O.37- Treadmill training and gait patterns in infants at moderate risk for neuromotor disabilities
Rosa Angulo-Barroso1, Li-Chiou Chen1,2, Chad Tiernan1, Julia Looper1, Dale Ulrich1, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2Department of Physical Therapy, Taipei, Taiwan
13,00 – 14,00 Lunch
13,00 – 15,00 Members’ Meeting
15,00 – 21,00 Free Afternoon – Social Activities
Wednesday June 24
9,00 - 10,00 Invited Lecture: "Posture control modelling with focus on the coordination of postural stabilization and focal movements of the upper limb", prof. Pietro G. Morasso, Neurolab, DIST, University of Genova, ITALY
10,00 – 10,30 Coffee-Break
10,30 – 12,30 Oral Session IV
Stroke [10,30 – 12,30]
Moderators: Rolf Moe-Nilssen, Brad McFadyen
O.38-Quantitative measures of sitting balance relate to measures of standing balance in individuals post-stroke.
Avril Mansfield1,2, Cynthia Danells1,2, Valerie Closson1,2, Lisa Alexander1,2, Stephanie Beadle1,5, Ellen Cohen1,6, Sandra Black2,4, William McIlroy3,7, 1Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, Ontario, Canada, 2Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 3Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 4University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 5Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, 6Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 7University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
O.39-Abnormal coactivation of knee and ankle extensors is related to transmission changes in spinal pathways and clinical scores of motor function in chronic hemiparesis after stroke
Joseph-Omer Dyer1,2, Éric Maupas3,4, Sibele de Andrade Melo1,2, Daniel Bourbonnais1,2, Robert Forget1,2, 1Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation de Montréal (CRIR), Montreal, Québec, Canada, 2École de réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 3Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation Fonctionnelle, Albi, France, 4Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
O.40-An exploratory analysis of spatial and temporal characteristics of intersegmental head and shoulder rotation in people early after stroke
Geert Verheyden1, Janet Littlewood1, Malcolm Burnett1, Denise Taylor2, Neil Shepard3, Ann Ashburn1, 1University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, 2Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 3Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States
O.41-Postural behaviors to combined visual and base of support pitch disturbance in healthy adults and patients post-stroke.
Emily Keshner1, Jill Slaboda1, 1Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
O.42-The effect of additional hand contact on postural stability perturbed by moving environment in patients after stroke
Emily van de Water1, Ksenia Ustinova1, 1Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, United States
O.43-Visually-triggered step adjustments are substantially impaired in mildly affected stroke subjects
Vivian Weerdesteyn1,2, Jorik Nonnekes1,3, Penelope Talelli3, Mark De Niet1, Raymond Reynolds4, Brian Day3, 1Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Rehabilitation, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Sint Maartenskliniek Research, Development & Education, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom, 4School of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
O.44-Change in gait variables during modulation of speed in patients post-stroke and healthy subjects
Mona Kristin Aaslund1, Rolf Moe-Nilssen1, 1University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
O.45-Kinematics of turning during the Timed Up and Go in chronic stroke survivors with and without a falls history
Kristen Hollands1, Paulette Van Vliet2, Alan Wing1, Doerte Zietz1, Mark Hollands1, 1University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Coordination of Posture and Movement [10,30 – 12,30]
Moderators: Marco Schieppati, Mark Redfern
K.4- Keynote lecture: Marco Schieppati, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia and IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Italy
O.46-Factors affecting body balance control during interpersonal light touch
Leif Johannsen1, Alan Wing1, Vassilia Hatzitaki2, 1University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, 2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
O.47-Trunk activity in human, from posture to locomotion.
Jean-Charles Ceccato1,2, Mathieu De Sèze3,4, Christine Azevedo2, Jean-René Cazalets1, 1Univesité de Bordeaux; CNRS UMR 5227, Bordeaux, France, 2INRIA/LIRMM; DEMAR, Montpellier, France, 3CHU Pellegrin, service MPR, Bordeaux, France, 4Université d Bordeaux 2, EA 4136, Bordeaux, France
O.48-On the relationship between body orientation and direction of motion during human locomotion.
Tan Viet Anh Truong1,2, Katja Mombaur1,2, Jean-Paul Laumond1,2, 1CNRS; LAAS; 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31077, Toulouse, France, 2Université de Toulouse; UPS, INSA, INP, ISAE; LAAS; F-31077, Toulouse, France
O.49-How vision influences postural stability during locomotion
John Jeka1, David Logan1, Yuri Ivanenko2, Tim Kiemel1, Nadia Dominici2, Germana Cappellini2, Francesco Lacquaniti2, 1University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States, 2Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
O.50-Eyes or head: Which has the greatest effect on steering control?
Michael E. Cinelli1,2, William H. Warren2, 1Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
O.51-Coordination of turning while walking in individuals with Parkinson's disease "off" and "on" medication
Sakineh Akram1, Jim Frank2, Julia Fraser1, Mandar Jog3, 1University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 3London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
O.52-Foot cutaneous stimulation during motor preparation enhances posture and locomotion components of step initiation in people with parkinson's disease
Mark Rogers2, Prem Batchu1, Lindsay Cahill1, Kathy Martinez1, Ashley Pezza1, Andrea Remick1, Colum MacKinnon1, 1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States, 2University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
12,30 – 14,00 Lunch
14,00 - 15,30 Poster Session 2 (odd numbered posters P.193 to P.383)
15,30 – 16,00 Coffee-Break
16,00 – 18,00 Oral Session V
Falls and Fall Prevention [16,00 – 18,00]
Moderators: Clemens Becker, Clive Pai
K.5- Keynote lecture: Clemens Becker, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
O.53-Video recording of real-life falls in long term care provides new insight on the cause and circumstances of falls in older adults.
Stephen Robinovitch1, Fabio Feldman1,2, Darwin Wan1, Omar Aziz1, Thiago Sarraf1, 1Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, 2Fraser Health Authority, British Columbia, Canada
O.54-Determinants of disparities between perceived and actual fall risk in older people
Kim Delbaere1,2, Stephen Lord1, Jacqueline Close1, 1Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
O.55-Force-thresholds for stepping in young and older adults
Daina Sturnieks1, Mirjam Pijnappels2, Jasmine Menant1, Stephen Lord1, Mark Rogers3, Richard Fitzpatrick1, 1Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia, 2Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States
O.56-Recurrent Falls and Dual-task Related Decrease in Walking Speed: Is There a Relationship?
Cedric Annweiler1, Gilles Allali2, Veronique Dubost3, Francois Herrmann3, Olivier Beauchet1, 1Angers University Hosiptal, ANGERS, France, 2Geneva University Hospital, GENEVA, Switzerland, 3KORIAN, PARIS, France
O.57-Predictors of recurrent falling in healthy older adults: the importance of both executive function and gait
Talia Herman1, Anat Mirelman1,4, Marina Brozgol1, Inbal Maidan1, Avinoam Jacobs1, Nir Giladi2, Jeffrey Hausdorff1,3, 1Laboratory for Gait and Neurodynamics, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2Dept of Neurology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, 3Dept of Physical Therapy,, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, 4Harvard Medical School,, MA, United States
O.58-Fall risk: prediction and prevention. Balance impairments in indian subjects.
Nandu Chhabria1, Poonam Bajaj1, 1Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Center, Physiotherapy, Mumbai, India
O.59-Avoid alcohol, avoid falling?
Judith Hegeman1,2, Vivian Weerdesteyn1,3, Bart van den Bemt4, Bart Nienhuis1, Jacques van Limbeek1, Jacques Duysens1,5, 1Department of Research, Development & Education, St. Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences (IFKB), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3Department of Rehabilitation, University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 4Department of Pharmacy, St. Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 5Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, (FaBeR) K.U., Leuven, Belgium
Cerebral Palsy [16,00 – 17,00]
Moderators: Marjorie Woollacott, Alexander Geurts
O.60-Perception-action integration strategies for visually-guided locomotion in healthy vs. spastic diplegic children, as revealed by kinematic data and trajectory analysis
Vittorio Belmonti1, Michele Coluccini2,3, Silvia Perazza3, Giovanni Cioni2,3, Alain Berthoz4,5, 1Dipartimento di Fisiologia Umana, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 2Dipartimento di Medicina della Procreazione e dell'Età Evolutiva, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 3IRCCS Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy, 4Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Perception et de l'Action, Collège de France, Paris, France, 5CNRS, Paris, France
O.61-Anticipatory postural control in the diplegic forms of cerebral palsy: influence of the perceptive impairment
Luca Tersi1, Alberto Ferrari1, Adriano Ferrari2,3, Alice Sghedoni3, Lorenzo Chiari1, 1University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 2University of Modena e Reggio, Modena, Italy, 3ASMN Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy
O.62-Relationship of dynamic standing balance and functional and temporal-spatial measures of gait in children with and without cerebral palsy
James Moore1, Rose Marie Rine2, 1University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 2University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
O.63-Physical activity patterns in children with cerebral palsy
Karin Sonderegger1,2, Francisca Eugster Buesch1,3, Roland Müller1, Nicole Ruch2, Andreas Meyer-Heim3, 1ETH Zurich, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Swiss Federal Office of Sport, Institute of Sport Sciences, Magglingen, Switzerland, 3University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Rehabilitation Centre, Affoltern, Switzerland
Sport, Exercise and Ergonomics [17,00 – 18,00]
Moderators: Alberto Leardini, Eling de Bruin
O.64-Bilateral deficit and EMG activity during explosive lower limb contractions with different overloads.
Enrico Rejc1, Stefano Lazzer1, Guglielmo Antonutto1, Pietro di Prampero1, 1University of Udine, Udine, Italy
O.65-Spinal posture in sitting: How do we sit and how should we sit?
Andrew Claus1, Julie Hides1, Lorimer Moseley2,3, Paul Hodges1, 1The University of Queensland, NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Brisbane, Australia, 2University of Oxford, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom, 3Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
O.66-3D surgeons postural analyses during standard and robotic laparoscopic procedures
Martine Gilles1, Nicolas Hubert2, Kevin Desbrosses1, Jean Pierre Meyer1, Jacques Felbinger3, Jacques Hubert2, 1INRS, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, 2Urology dpt CHU Brabois, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, 3IADI-UHP Inserm, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
O.67-The effects of a load on balance during lateral load transfers
Robert Catena1,2, Angela DiDomenico2, Jacob Banks2, Jack Dennerlein1, 1Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States, 2Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA, United States
20,00 – 24,00 Social Dinner at Palazzo Isolani
Thursday June 25
9,00 - 10,00 Invited Lecture: "The real challenge for gait research is challenged gait", prof. Jacques Duysens, Dept. of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BELGIUM
10,00 – 10,30 Coffee-Break
10,30 – 12,30 Oral Session VI
Basal Ganglia Disorders [10,30 – 12,30]
Moderators: Jeff Hausdorff, Bastiaan Bloem
K.6- Keynote lecture: Jeff Hausdorff, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center & Harvard Medical School, Israel
O.68-Sway jerk is a good biomarker of early Parkinson's disease and its progression
Martina Mancini1,2, Fay B Horak2, Lorenzo Chiari1, 1DEIS, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 2Department of Neurology, OHSU, Beaverton, Oregon, United States
O.69-Lower limb kinematics during obstacle crossing in people with Parkinson's disease
Brook Galna1,2, Anna T Murphy1,2, Meg E Morris1, 11. School of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22. Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait, Kingston Aged Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Victoria, Australia
O.70-Walking cadence and velocity is improved by rhythmic vibration of postural muscles in Parkinson's disease
Margherita Grasso1, Alessandro Marco De Nunzio2, Marco Godi1, Antonio Nardone1,4, Marco Schieppati2,3, 1Posture and Movement Laboratory, Division of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Scientific Institute of Veruno, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation (IRCCS), Veruno (NO), Italy, 2Centro Studi Attività Motorie, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation (IRCCS), Pavia, Italy, 3Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 4Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
O.71-Auditory cueing and obstacle avoidance in Parkinson's disease patients
Wandana Mahabier1, Arnaud Delval2, Sebastiaan Overeem1, Vivian Weerdesteyn1, Bastiaan Bloem1, 1Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Lille Regional University Hospital, Lille, France
O.72-Autonomic Nervous System in Parkinson's disease: New evidence on the relationship to freezing of gait
Inbal Maidan1, Anat Mirelman1,3, Aner Weiss1, Meir Plotnik1, Noit Inbar1, Nir Giladi1,2, Jeffrey Hausdorff1,2, 1Movement Disorders Unit, Dept of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 3Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Boston MA, United States
O.73-Modulation of gait symmetry by subthalamic stimulation improves intractable freezing of gait
Alfonso Fasano1, Henning Stolze2, Jens Volkmann3, Gunther Deuschl3, Jan Herzog3, 1Istututo di Neurologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, 2Diakonissenanstalt Flensburg, Klinik für Neurologie, Flensburg, Germany, 3Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
O.74-Monoaminergic and cholinergic correlates of falling in Parkinson disease
Martijn Muller1, Roger Albin1,2, Robert Koeppe1, Kirk Frey1, Nico Bohnen1,2, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2VA Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Gait and Posture in Older Adults [10,30 – 11,30]
Moderators: Stephen Lord, Wiebren Zijlstra
O.75-Sensory integration for stance control involves perceptual inhibition in older adults
Mark Redfern1, J. Richard Jennings1, 1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
O.76-Evidence for a link between inappropriate compensatory pitch head movement and increased obstacle contacts in older people wearing multifocal glasses
Jasmine Menant1, Rebecca St George1, Blake Sandery1, Richard Fitzpatrick1, Stephen Lord1, 1Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
O.77-Sensorimotor correlates of gait variability in older people. A population-based study
Michele Callisaya1, Jennifer McGinley3, Leigh Blizzard1, Michael Schmidt1, Velandai Srikanth1,2, 1Menzies Research Institute, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
O.78-The effects of footwear anterior/posterior stiffness on dynamic balance control in older adults
Stephen Perry1,2, Kristen McFall1, Craig Tschirhart1, 1Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Activity Monitoring during Daily Living [11,30 – 12,30]
Moderators: Hans Bussmann, Frantisek Hlavacka
O.79-Added value of activity monitoring in rehabilitation medicine
Hans Bussmann1, Rita van den Berg-Emons1, Henk Stam1, 1Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
O.80-Day-to-day variability of physical activity of older persons living in the community.
Simone Nicolai1, Petra Benzinger1, Dawn Skelton2, Kamiar Aminian3, Clemens Becker1, Ulrich Lindemann1, 1Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany, 2Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 3Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
O.81-Activity level and functioning three months after a hip fracture
Kristin Taraldsen1, Pernille Thingstad1, Olav Sletvold1,2, Jorunn Helbostad1,2, 1Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim, Norway, 2Department of Geriatrics, St.Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
O.82-Quantification of physical activity and behaviour change: developing a novel method for analysing objective measures of physical activity.
Sebastien Chastin1, Malcolm Granat1, Lynn Rochester2, 1Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow Scotland, United Kingdom, 2Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
12,30 – 14,00 Lunch
14,00 - 15,30 Poster Session 2 (even numbered posters P.194 to P.384)
15,30 – 16,00 Coffee-Break
16,00 – 18,00 Oral Session VII
Sensory Training and Rehabilitation [16,00 – 18,00]
Moderators: Fay B. Horak, Sandra Brauer
K.7- Keynote lecture: Fay B. Horak, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
O.83- Development of a Clinical Balance Evaluation Systems test (BESTest) for Differentiating Balance Deficits
Fay Horak1, James Frank1, Diane Wrisley1, Antonio Nardone2,3, Marco Godi2, Franco Franchignoni2, 1Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States, 2Scientific Institute of Veruno, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation (IRCCS), Veruno (NO), Italy, 3Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
O.84- Effect of a physiotherapy treatment on the sagittal plane gait biomechanics of knee osteoarthritis patients: preliminary results
Nathaly Gaudreault1,2, Katia Turcot3, Karine Boivin1,4, Nicola Hagemeister1,5, Jacques A. deGuise1,5, 1Laboratoire de recherche en imagerie et orthopédie (LIO), Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2École de réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine et de Sciences de la Santé de l’Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, 3Laboratoire de Cinésiologie Willy Taillard, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Genève, Switzerland, 4Département des Sciences de l'activité physique, Université de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada, 5Département de génie de la production automatisée, École de technologie supérieure, Montréal, Québec, Canada
O.85-Approach for rehabilitation treatment of cerebellar patients presenting with postural ataxia
Dieter Kutz1, Dagmar Timmann2, Florian Kolb1, 1Institute of Physiology, Munich, Germany, 2Department of Neurology, Essen, Germany
O.86-Intensive coordinative training improves motor performance in degenerative cerebellar disease
Winfried Ilg1, Matthis Synofzik2, Doris Brötz4, Susanne Burkard3, Martin Giese1, Ludger Schöls2, 1Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research, Dep. Cognitive Neurology, Tübingen, Germany, 2Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research, Dep. Neurodegeneration, Tübingen, Germany, 3University Clinic, Centre for Neurology, Therapy Centre, Tübingen, Germany, 4University Tübingen, Institute of medical Psychology and behavioral Neurobiology, Tübingen, Germany
O.87-Balance training with visual feedback can improve balance abilities in people with spinal cord injury
Dimitry Sayenko1, Maria Alekhina2, Albert Vette3, Kimitaka Nakazawa4, Milos Popovic1,3, 1Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2Perceptual-Motor Behaviour Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 3Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 4Department of Rehabilitation for Movement Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
O.88-Circuit-based rehabilitation improves gait endurance but not usual walking activity in chronic stroke: a randomised clinical trial
Suzie Mudge1, Alan Barber1, Susan Stott1, 1University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
O.89-Advances in vestibular rehabilitation: high-tech vs. low-tech optokinetic stimulation and the role of supervision
Marousa Pavlou1, Adolfo Bronstein2, Rosalyn Davies3, 1King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 3National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
Vestibular Pathophysiology [16,00 – 17,00]
Moderators: Kazuo Ishikawa, Liliane Borel
O.90-Visual vertigo and vestibulopathy: I. Balance functions and posturography findings
Oz Zur1,2, Elizabeth Dannenbaum2, Ruthy Dickstein1, Joyce Fung2,3, 1University of Haifa, Haifa,Mt Carmel, Israel, 2Feil & Oberfeld /CRIR Research Center Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Laval,Quebec, Canada, 3School of Physical and Occupational Therapy McGill University, Montreal,Quebec, Canada
O.91-The relationship between positional vertigo and visual dependency
Kiran Agarwal1, Adolfo Bronstein1, Mary Faldon1, Marco Mandala2,1, Yvonne Silove1, 1Neuro-otology Unit, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2University Department of ORL, Siena, Italy
O.92-Classification of idiopathic bilateral vestibulopathy and relations of the subtypes to stabilometric findings
Toshihisa Murofushi1, Chisato Fujimoto2, Munetaka Ushio2, Masaki Matsuzaki3, 1Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan, 2Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, 3Toshiba Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
O.93-Gait phase instability in cases with small acoustic neuroma: analysis by the use of tactile sensor
Kazuo Ishikawa1, Min Yin1, Weng Hoe Wong1, Takashi Saitoh1, Yutaka Shibata1, 1Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
Orthopedic Diseases and Treatment [17,00 – 18,00]
Moderators: Sharon Henry, Carlo Frigo
O.94-Trunk postural control in subjects with low-back pain or a recent history of low-back pain
Jaap van Dieen1, Lando Koppes2, Jos Twisk2, 1Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
O.95-Outcome evaluation of ankle osteoarthritis treatments using spatio-temporal gait parameters and plantar pressure during unconstraint long distance walking
Hossein Rouhani1, Julien Favre1, Xavier Crevoisier2, Brigitte M Jolles1,2, Omid Zobeiri1, Kamiar Aminian1, 1EPFL, Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2CHUV, Département de l’Appareil Locomoteur, Lausanne, Switzerland
O.96-Relationship between physical function and stiffened pattern of movement during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Alexandra Gil1, Patrick Sparto1, April Chambers1, Rakie Cham1, G. Kelley Fitzgerald1, 1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
O.97-Kinematics of the three components of a novel ligament-compatible total ankle prosthesis: in-vivo fluoroscopic analysis at three consecutive follow-ups
Francesco Cenni1, Sandro Giannini1, Matteo Romagnoli1, Teresa Sforza1, Claudio Belvedere1, Alberto Leardini1, 1Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy