The Power of Three: Aging, Function and Balance.
As people get older, neuromuscular changes often result in an impaired ability to produce rapid...
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Drugs for Parkinsonian Gait: Dope or Nope?
Every neurologist who treats people with Parkinson’s disease knows that his patient has difficulty...
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Does the supplementary motor area and cerebellum play distinct roles in gait initiation process?
In humans, gait initiation is particularly challenging for motor and postural control. While...
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Perturb yourself! A novel, movement-dependent balance perturbation paradigm
A common way to study balance is to perturb people by moving the surface under their feet and...
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Speeding up during gait :The workings of our neuromuscular transmission system
Both animals and humans can change their gait speed over a wide range to suit the situation. The...
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What can we learn from sports science to explain some of the therapeutic benefits from interventions in frail populations?
Perhaps you, like many members of our ISPGR community, have been engaged in the development and...
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Two legs, one brain: interhemispheric neuroanatomy is critical for postural control adaptation
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by central nervous system white matter lesions that...
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Biomechanical requirements for effective recovery stepping to prevent a forward fall
For the senior population, fall-related injuries often lead to loss of independent lifestyles and...
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Does an active brain predict falls in high-functioning older adults?
Falls are increasingly prevalent with advancing age and the consequences are often devastating,...
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Can people with stroke learn how not to fall?
People who have had a stroke fall frequently. Many previous studies with older adults have found...
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