Linking anticipatory and reactive postural control in people with Parkinson’s disease.
When people begin to lose their balance, they often take a quick “protective” step, and the...
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Accurate detection of free-living gait from a wearable pendant sensor and a comparison of free-living to laboratory gait
Assessment of free-living gait is becoming increasingly popular in mobility and fall-risk research...
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Multiple balance mechanisms to keep you upright while split-belt walking
Humans are unique in their gait, as they walk on two legs instead of four. While two-legged gait...
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Accuracy of gait event detection methods during altered gait patterns
Gait analysis on a treadmill can provide data with a high resolution over a large number of...
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How do older adults respond to unpredictable slips on a robotic platform?
Age-related changes to the musculoskeletal and neurological systems can predispose older adults to...
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How to Encourage Others: Refining Interpersonal Feedback using a Perception-Empathy Biofeedback System
Studies investigating motor skills have reported that knowledge of results, which is insight into...
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Breaking the ice: Could tendon vibration reduce freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease?
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a very disabling symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Therefore, several...
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Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: How to stimulate the brain to walk optimally?
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) can improve gait in Parkinson’s...
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The electric brain: novel treatments for neurological gait and balance disorders
Many neurological disorders lead to gait and balance impairments. Especially in older people,...
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The Mini-BESTest – probably the BESTest to assess balance in Parkinson´s disease but practise first
Balance deficits are among the most impairing symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, and...
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Gait Analysis with an Ankle Band: Novel Force Myography-based System to Monitor and Analyse Gait
Walking is one of the most fundamental human activities in daily life. Objective and accurate...
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Do walking and cognition share the same functional brain networks?
Walking is a common yet complex activity. Accumulating evidence suggests that walking is not fully...
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