By Dr Diego Orcioli-Silva. Gait asymmetry is the difference between the left and right limbs during walking. Such gait asymmetry has been associated with trips and falls during walking in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD)....
Read MoreBy 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 MoreBy Dr Bård Bogen. Gait variability is linked to various negative health outcomes in older adults, such as falls and cognitive impairment. However, the factors underlying gait variability are not yet well understood. The bulk of...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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,...
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Age-related changes to the musculoskeletal and neurological systems can predispose older adults to...
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After stroke, asymmetrical stepping and standing balance is commonly observed when weight bearing...
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Difficulty with turning while walking is a common and delibitating problem for individuals with...
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Every neurologist who treats people with Parkinson’s disease knows that his patient has difficulty...
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A common way to study balance is to perturb people by moving the surface under their feet and...
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