Nonlinear dynamic measures of walking in healthy older adults: a systematic scoping review
Background: Maintaining a healthy gait into old age is key to preserving the quality of life
and reducing the risk of falling. Nonlinear dynamic analyses (NDAs) are a promising method …
and reducing the risk of falling. Nonlinear dynamic analyses (NDAs) are a promising method …
Standing on unstable surface challenges postural control of tracking tasks and modulates neuromuscular adjustments specific to task complexity
Understanding the modulations of motor control in the presence of perturbations in task
conditions of varying complexity is a key element towards the design of effective perturbation …
conditions of varying complexity is a key element towards the design of effective perturbation …
Aging effects on leg joint variability during walking with balance perturbations
Background Older adults are more susceptible to balance perturbations during walking than
young adults. However, we lack an individual joint-level understanding of how aging affects …
young adults. However, we lack an individual joint-level understanding of how aging affects …
The motor repertoire of older adult fallers may constrain their response to balance perturbations
Older adults are at a high risk of falls, and most falls occur during locomotor activities like
walking. This study aimed to improve our understanding of changes in neuromuscular …
walking. This study aimed to improve our understanding of changes in neuromuscular …
Interactions between different age-related factors affecting balance control in walking
Maintaining balance during walking is a continuous sensorimotor control problem.
Throughout the movement, the central nervous system has to collect sensory data about the …
Throughout the movement, the central nervous system has to collect sensory data about the …
Does the effect of walking balance perturbations generalize across contexts?
Balance perturbations are used to study locomotor instability. However, these perturbations
are designed to provoke a specific context of instability that may or may not generalize to a …
are designed to provoke a specific context of instability that may or may not generalize to a …
Gait Biomechanical Parameters Related to Falls in the Elderly: A Systematic Review
J Silva, T Atalaia, J Abrantes, P Aleixo - Biomechanics, 2024 - mdpi.com
According to the World Health Organization, one-third of elderly people aged 65 or over fall
annually, and this number increases after 70. Several gait biomechanical parameters were …
annually, and this number increases after 70. Several gait biomechanical parameters were …
Can optical flow perturbations detect walking balance impairment in people with multiple sclerosis?
People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) who exhibit minimal to no disability are still over twice
as likely to fall as the general population and many of these falls occur during walking. There …
as likely to fall as the general population and many of these falls occur during walking. There …
Questionnaires of self-perception poorly correlate with instability elicited by walking balance perturbations
Rehabilitation to prevent falls should not only directly address intrinsic and extrinsic factors,
but also the neuropsychology of falls to promote safe and independent mobility in our aging …
but also the neuropsychology of falls to promote safe and independent mobility in our aging …
Task demand and load carriage experience affect gait variability among military cadets
Load carriage is an inevitable daily task for soldiers. The purposes of this study were to
explore the extent to which gait variability (GV) is affected by load carriage and experience …
explore the extent to which gait variability (GV) is affected by load carriage and experience …