By Kelly Robb Plantar intrinsic foot muscles are commonly described as acting as one ‘functional unit’. However, previous human studies of EMG recordings of abductor hallucis and flexor digitorum brevis during walking have...
Read MoreBy Maud van den Bogaart Falls are a major cause of injury and death in older people (1). Based on his appearance, and according to common belief, Santa Claus has been estimated to be around 1750 years of age. Extrapolating the...
Read MoreBy Dr Tiphanie Raffegeau, Dr Brad Fawver and Dr William Young Fear of falling profoundly affects a person’s balance control and walking, and paradoxically, might increase their risk of falling. The influence of such...
Read MoreBy Dr Matthew King Investigations of biomechanics are an ever-growing field of scientific research, with the assessment of “gait” being a popular choice to inform both clinical and experimental directions. However, what cannot...
Read MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy Dr Adamczyk. How can real-world data be used to gain detailed knowledge of how interventions such as prosthetic feet or rehabilitation programs affect real-world movement? The wide variability of a person’s activities is a...
Read Moreby Katherine L. Hsieh. Smartphones are everywhere these days, and it’s not surprising to find a health app on someone’s phone. From tracking physical activity to managing our diet, health apps have opened new opportunities in...
Read Moreby 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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When you grow, it is clear that your abilities and movement coordination improve. Consequently,...
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Balance deficits are among the most impairing symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, and...
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Walking is one of the most fundamental human activities in daily life. Objective and accurate...
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