Mar 19, 2020 | ISPGR Blog
By Cameron Hicks As we age, pain can become an all too familiar problem. While musculoskeletal pain has been shown to increase the risk of having a fall, the evidence is less clear for knee pain specifically. Factors that may...
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By Oshadi Jayakody Dementia is the largest cause of disability in older people. Currently, there is uncertainty about who will develop dementia. Imaging biomarkers are promising for predicting dementia, but they are costly and...
Read MoreFeb 18, 2020 | ISPGR Blog
By Paula Chagas Health professionals argue that the use of baby walkers before gait acquisition will delay the child’s motor development. However, the actual effects of baby walkers on the biomechanics of infants’ emergent gait...
Read MoreFeb 2, 2020 | ISPGR Blog
By Matthias König Daily-life locomotion constantly challenges us to respond to sudden disturbances and changing environments. To improve such ‘fall-resisting skills’ in older adults, previous studies applied repeated trips or...
Read MoreDec 17, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By Victoria Rapos On a daily basis, individuals are constantly required to avoid another moving person in order to avoid a collision. Successfully avoiding a potential collision requires both walkers to mutually adapt their...
Read MoreDec 2, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
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 MoreNov 27, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By 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 MoreNov 4, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By 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 MoreOct 28, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By 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 MoreOct 10, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By 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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