Sep 6, 2021 | ISPGR Blog
By Lotte Grevendonk and Christopher McCrum There are many benefits of habitual physical activity, exercise and sports participation for older people. However, the extent to which these influence one of the most common causes of...
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By Dr Erika Pliner Ladder use is a hazardous activity and the leading cause of fatal falls from a height. Older adults are at highest risk of experiencing a ladder fall during household activities, such as clearing a roof...
Read MoreApr 7, 2021 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Tarun Arora, Dr Alison Oates and Dr Kristin Musselman After someone has injured their spinal cord, the communication between their brain and body is disrupted, which can make movement challenging. In more than half of...
Read MoreMar 16, 2021 | ISPGR Blog
By Kelly Robb Plantar intrinsic foot muscles are commonly described as acting as one ‘functional unit’. However, previous human studies of EMG recordings of abductor hallucis and flexor digitorum brevis during walking have...
Read MoreMar 1, 2021 | ISPGR Blog
By Liana Tennant Common sense tells us that flip-flops should never be worn in the chemistry lab or when cutting the grass, but could flip-flops increase injury risk in less obvious situations? We were approached by a forensic...
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