Functional near-infrared spectroscopy in movement science: a systematic review on cortical activity in postural and walking tasks

F Herold, P Wiegel, F Scholkmann, A Thiers… - …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Safe locomotion is a crucial aspect of human daily living that requires well-functioning motor
control processes. The human neuromotor control of daily activities such as walking relies …

Spatiotemporal gait analysis of older persons in clinical practice and research: Which parameters are relevant?

U Lindemann - Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2020 - Springer
For older persons walking is a basic activity of daily life which characterizes the person's
functional mobility. Therefore, the improvement of walking performance is a major clinical …

Steps to take to enhance gait stability: the effect of stride frequency, stride length, and walking speed on local dynamic stability and margins of stability

L Hak, H Houdijk, PJ Beek, JH van Dieën - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Neuromuscular adjustments of gait associated with unstable conditions

G Martino, YP Ivanenko, A d'Avella… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
A compact description of coordinated muscle activity is provided by the factorization of
electromyographic (EMG) signals. With the use of this approach, it has consistently been …

Dynamic instability during post-stroke hemiparetic walking

PC Kao, JB Dingwell, JS Higginson, S Binder-Macleod - Gait & posture, 2014 - Elsevier
Falls and fall-related injuries cause extremely costly and potentially fatal health problems in
people post-stroke. However, there is no global indicator of walking instability for detecting …

[HTML][HTML] Stepping strategies used by post-stroke individuals to maintain margins of stability during walking

L Hak, H Houdijk, P Van Der Wurff, MR Prins, A Mert… - Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background People recovering from a stroke are less stable during walking compared to
able-bodied controls. The purpose of this study was to examine whether and how post …

[HTML][HTML] Stepping strategies for regulating gait adaptability and stability

L Hak, H Houdijk, F Steenbrink, A Mert… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Besides a stable gait pattern, gait in daily life requires the capability to adapt this pattern in
response to environmental conditions. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the …

Dynamic margin of stability during gait is altered in persons with multiple sclerosis

AT Peebles, A Reinholdt, AP Bruetsch, SG Lynch… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have high fall risk due to altered balance. To
measure dynamic balance during walking, margin of stability (MoS) examines how the …

Relationship between margin of stability and deviations in spatiotemporal gait features in healthy young adults

S Sivakumaran, A Schinkel-Ivy, K Masani… - Human movement …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increased variability of spatio-temporal features while walking is related to increased risk of
falls. It is thought that variability in foot placement and timing reflects responses to …

Effects of narrow base gait on mediolateral balance control in young and older adults

M Arvin, M Mazaheri, MJM Hoozemans… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of narrowing step width on mediolateral (ML)
center of mass (COM) kinematics and margin of stability (MOS) in young and older adults …