Co-contraction of ankle muscle activity during quiet standing in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury is associated with postural instability

KL Fok, JW Lee, J Unger, K Chan, KE Musselman… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Previous findings indicate that co-contractions of plantarflexors and dorsiflexors during quiet
standing increase the ankle mechanical joint stiffness, resulting in increased postural sway …

The effect of perturbation-based balance training and conventional intensive balance training on reactive stepping ability in individuals with incomplete spinal cord …

J Unger, K Chan, JW Lee, BC Craven… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Impaired balance leads to falls in individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord
injury or disease (iSCI/D). Reactive stepping is a strategy used to prevent falls and …

A Cross‐Sectional Study on Fall Direction and Lower Limb Loading in Response to a Perturbation on Laterally Inclined Platform

JJ Mathunny, HK Srinivasan, A Kumar… - Applied bionics and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Perturbation‐based balance training (PBT) improves reactive stepping in older adults and
people with neurological disorders. Slip‐induced falls are a threat to older adults, leading to …

Stepping responses for reactive balance for individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury

JW Lee, S Mauceri, K Chan, J Unger… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) causes impairment of reactive balance control, leading
to higher fall risk. In our previous work, we found that individuals with iSCI were more likely …

Inducing Neural Plasticity in the Spinal Cord with Motor Point Stimulation to Improve Standing Balance

KL Fok - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) experience an increased rate of falls
due to decreased sensorimotor function. In particular, a lack of standing balance in …

Spatial characteristics of reactive stepping among people living with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury

MG Heffernan, JW Lee, K Chan, J Unger… - The Journal of Spinal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Compare the spatial characteristics of reactive stepping between individuals with
chronic motor incomplete spinal cord injuries (iSCI) and able-bodied (AB) individuals …