Introduction: The present review aims to provide an overview of the most common uses of
wearable inertial sensors in the field of clinical human movement analysis. Areas covered …

Falling poses a major threat to the steadily growing population of the elderly in modern-day
society. A major challenge in the prevention of falls is the identification of individuals who …

Motorized treadmills are commonly used in biomechanical and clinical studies of human
walking. Whether treadmill walking induces identical motor responses to overground …

The focus of this study was to examine the role of walking velocity in stability during normal
gait. Local dynamic stability was quantified through the use of maximum finite-time …

Several recent reviews have reported that 'repetitive movements' constitute a risk factor for
occupational musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulder and arm regions. More …

Gait variability has been correlated with fall risk in the elderly. Older adults typically display
greater variability than young adults, but the cause of this increase is unclear. Slower …

Traditional biomechanical analyses of human movement are generally derived from linear
mathematics. While these methods can be useful in many situations, they do not describe …

The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether adaptations of stride length,
stride frequency, and walking speed, independently influence local dynamic stability and the …

It has frequently been proposed that lowering walking speed is a strategy to enhance gait
stability and to decrease the probability of falling. However, previous studies have not been …

Falls pose a tremendous risk to those over 65 and most falls occur during locomotion. Older
adults commonly walk slower, which many believe helps improve walking stability. While …