Human walking is usually conceived as the cyclic rotation of the limbs. The goal of lower-
limb movements, however, is the forward translation of the body system, which can be …

In the United States, the number of fall-related injuries (15) requiring medical care and,
possibly, fall-related deaths of older adults seems to be increasing. Exercise robustly and …

To ensure stability during gait, mediolateral placement of the swinging foot must be actively
regulated. Logically this occurs through end-point control of the swing limb trajectory, the …

Impairments of balance and gait leading to loss of mobility, falls, and disability are common
occurrences in many neurologic conditions and with older age. Much of our current …

The risk of falling reportedly increases almost 2.5-times in those with lower extremity
osteoarthritis (OALE) compared with age-matched controls. However, the mechanisms …

Balance recovery during an unexpected disturbance is a complex motor task, where part of
the variability depends on the type of the perturbation itself. Despite of this, little is known to …

Injurious falls associated with cell phone use during ambulation are increasingly common.
Studies examining texting while walking suggest this task alters the attentional component of …

This paper provides an update on the neural control of bipedal walking in relation to
bioinspired models and robots. It is argued that most current models or robots are based on …

Background Protective stepping evoked by externally applied lateral perturbations reveals
balance deficits underlying falls. However, a lack of comprehensive information about the …

Older adults may be vulnerable to frontal plane dynamic instability, which is of clinical
significance. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the age-related …