How does weight-bearing asymmetry influence balance recovery from stance perturbations?
Weight-bearing asymmetry is a common consequence of lateralized disorders, such as stroke. For...
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One step closer towards developing an accurate automatic fall detection system.
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults. In...
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Watch your step! Early gaze deviation impairs stepping accuracy in people with Parkinson’s disease
People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) fall more frequently than healthy individuals. Most falls in...
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Stops walking when talking – the view from a sports psychologist
Since Lundin-Olssen’s seminal paper in 1997, many researchers have tried to understand why older...
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Does dopaminergic medication improve asymmetry in postural control in Parkinson’s Disease?
People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often exhibit substantial asymmetry in motor symptoms and...
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Throw out the anchor!
The anchor system (AS) is a relatively new and efficient tool used to provide additional haptic...
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Take a step in time: more effective metronomes for gait rehabilitation to modify gait variability
Healthy locomotion is characterized by small fluctuations between strides. This stride-to-stride...
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Fall forecast. A data-driven approach
Falls are often referred to as geriatric giants. They represent a vast public health problem for...
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Of course I can step over that obstacle! Age-related self-overestimation of physical ability
Higher agreement between how well you can do something and how well you think you can do something...
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Is the self-assessment of fall risk the future?
An accurate assessment of fall risk could assist to identify older people at increased risk and...
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