How do older adults respond to unpredictable slips on a robotic platform?
Age-related changes to the musculoskeletal and neurological systems can predispose older adults to...
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How to Encourage Others: Refining Interpersonal Feedback using a Perception-Empathy Biofeedback System
Studies investigating motor skills have reported that knowledge of results, which is insight into...
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Breaking the ice: Could tendon vibration reduce freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease?
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a very disabling symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Therefore, several...
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Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: How to stimulate the brain to walk optimally?
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) can improve gait in Parkinson’s...
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Complexity of movement: is it good or bad? Well… it depends!
When you grow, it is clear that your abilities and movement coordination improve. Consequently,...
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Is step planning symmetrical in sub-acute stroke?
After stroke, asymmetrical stepping and standing balance is commonly observed when weight bearing...
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Can a busy day tip you over?
Fatigue is a common complaint for older people; more than 50 per cent of people aged 70+ report...
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The electric brain: novel treatments for neurological gait and balance disorders
Many neurological disorders lead to gait and balance impairments. Especially in older people,...
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The Mini-BESTest – probably the BESTest to assess balance in Parkinson´s disease but practise first
Balance deficits are among the most impairing symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, and...
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Gait Analysis with an Ankle Band: Novel Force Myography-based System to Monitor and Analyse Gait
Walking is one of the most fundamental human activities in daily life. Objective and accurate...
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