By Dr Yoshi Okubo. How can we avoid a fall at the critical moment of a trip or slip? Many falls experienced by older adults living in the community happen when they are walking and are due to an unexpected trip or slip. Previous...
Read MoreBy Deepak Kumar Ravi. Variability within repetitive movements such as walking, has provided unique knowledge about the functional adaptations associated with ageing and pathology. A robust body of literature suggests that there...
Read MoreBy Dr Toby Ellmers. During walking, we rely on visual information to identify tripping hazards and navigate safely through the environment. The way we shift our gaze and scan the environment (visual-search behaviour) is affected...
Read MoreBy Inbar Hillel. Among older adults, gait impairments threaten functional independence. Gait decline is associated with, and predictive of, numerous adverse health outcomes. These include falls, mobility impairment, cognitive...
Read MoreBy Dr Dimitra Blana. Computer code is increasingly used to analyse human movement in the clinic. Motion capture, often combined with electromyography and imaging, produces large amounts of data that need to be appropriately...
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