The objective of this systematic review is to identify motion analysis parameters measured
during challenging walking tasks which can predict fall risk in the older population …

Human locomotion is remarkably robust to environmental disturbances. Previous studies
have thoroughly investigated how perturbations influence body dynamics and what recovery …

Derived from inverted pendulum dynamics, mediolateral Margin of Stability (MoS ML) is a
mechanically-grounded measure of instantaneous frontal-plane stability. However, average …

Introduction Pseudorandom balance perturbations use unpredictable disturbances of the
support surface to quantify reactive postural control. The ability to quantify postural …

Walking humans display great versatility when achieving task goals, like avoiding obstacles
or walking alongside others, but the relevance of this to fall avoidance remains unknown …

Maintaining balance during walking is a continuous sensorimotor control problem.
Throughout the movement, the central nervous system has to collect sensory data about the …

Exoskeleton assistance can reduce metabolic cost and increase preferred walking speed in
unimpaired and impaired groups, but individual outcomes are highly variable. Assistance …

To successfully traverse their environment, humans often perform maneuvers to achieve
desired task goals while simultaneously maintaining balance. Humans accomplish these …

Falling in the older population occurs frequently. Prospective and cohort studies have
investigated the cause of such falls and have attempted to predict fall risk in the older …

People walk in complex environments where they must adapt their steps to maintain
balance and satisfy changing task goals. How people do this is not well understood. We …