Mar 19, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Marie-Louise Bird. Vitamin D plays an important role in musculoskeletal health, with low levels of vitamin D associated with muscle weakness and poor postural balance. When vitamin D levels are high, they suppress...
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By Keisuke Hirata. Walking on a split-belt treadmill (Figure 1A) is a well-established method to investigate motor adaptation during locomotor tasks. Although previous studies reported the symmetry of step length as a critical...
Read MoreFeb 11, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Chris McCrum. To improve the effectiveness of fall prevention interventions, we need to better understand how to encourage long-term improvements in walking stability. Part of that involves how we train people to cope with...
Read MoreJan 28, 2019 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Patricia van de Walle and Dr Pieter Meyns. Toddlers learn to walk with their arms in an elevated position. As gait matures, a reciprocal arm swing with the hands at the height of the hips and both arms alongside the trunk...
Read MoreDec 10, 2018 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Prakruti Patel. Most stroke survivors regain community ambulation although, the recovery of sensorimotor impairments is often incomplete. Consequently, stroke-related impairments can increase the risk of falls from...
Read MoreNov 26, 2018 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Brian Dalton. The central nervous system produces motor responses to maintain standing balance through complex processing and integration of multiple signals regarding the position and motion of the body in space....
Read MoreNov 16, 2018 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Jenna Yentes. Have you ever noticed that doing the same thing over and over can become tiring or mind numbing after a while? The same may be true for our movements. Nikolai Bernstein has been credited for the statement,...
Read MoreOct 30, 2018 | ISPGR Blog
By Dr Daniel Peterson. When people begin to lose their balance, they often take a quick “protective” step, and the effectiveness of this step can mean the difference between a close call and a fall. Although protective steps are...
Read MoreOct 3, 2018 | ISPGR Blog
By Tom Buurke. Humans are unique in their gait, as they walk on two legs instead of four. While two-legged gait is energy efficient, it comes with a higher chance of balance loss. The center of mass is higher and the base of...
Read MoreSep 13, 2018 | ISPGR Blog
by Dr Susanne van der Veen. Gait analysis on a treadmill can provide data with a high resolution over a large number of repeated steps. Commercially available treadmills often incorporate force plates, which allow for the...
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