ArticleMedical & biological engineering & computing2018
Gait stability in response to platform, belt, and sensory perturbations in young and older adults.
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- The Effect of Human Settlement Pedestrian Environment on Gait of Older People: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Perturbations during Gait: A Systematic Review of Methodologies and Outcomes.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a sensorimotor-based, movement quality-focused intervention on functional mobility in breast cancer survivors: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Trial
- An open-source application for applying rapid transient perturbations using a split-belt treadmill.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Effects of unexpected underfoot perturbations during turning on measures of mediolateral stability and corresponding recovery strategies.The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Article
- Adaptive alterations in muscle synergies during the recovery step compensate for perturbation-induced stability demands in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Simulating Real-World Slips: Enhanced Kinematic and Neuromuscular Responses to Experimental Slips in the Early vs. Late Stance Phase in Young and Older Adults.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Stroke impairs the proactive control of dynamic balance during predictable treadmill accelerations.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2025Article
- Applying bilateral mastoid vibration changes the margin of stability in the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions while walking on different inclines.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- The Neuroplastic Outcomes from Impaired Sensory Expectations (NOISE) hypothesis: How ACL dysfunction impacts sensory perception and knee stability.Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2025Review
- Sensorimotor perturbation-induced cortical responses by a novel PES system: analysis of the N1 component in healthy adults and Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Gait Kinematic Dependent Plantar Stimulation.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2024Article
- Recovering whole-body angular momentum and margin of stability after treadmill-induced perturbations during sloped walking in healthy young adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Reduced adaptability to balance perturbations in older adults with probable cognitive impairment after a severe fall.PloS one · 2024Article
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- [Reactive dynamic balance in the geriatric setting : Possibilities for evaluation and quantification in functionally heterogeneous persons].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2023Review
- Trunk Velocity Changes in Response to Physical Perturbations Are Potential Indicators of Gait Stability.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Depth-Imaging for Gait Analysis on a Treadmill in Older Adults at Risk of Falling.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2023Article
- Barefoot walking is more stable in the gait of balance recovery in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Perturbation-based gait assessment has been used to quantify gait stability in older adults. However, knowledge on which perturbation type is most suitable to identify poor gait stability is lacking. We evaluated the effects of ipsi- and contra-lateral sway, belt acceleration and deceleration, and visual and auditory perturbations on medio-lateral (ML) and anterior-posterior (AP) margins of stability (MoS) in young and older adults. We aimed to evaluate (1) which perturbation type disturbed the gait pattern substantially, (2) how participants recovered, and (3) whether recovery responses could discriminate between young and older adults. Nine young (25.1 ± 3.4 years) and nine older (70.1 ± 7.6 years) adults walked on the CAREN Extended (Motek BV, The Netherlands). The perturbation effect was quantified by deviation in MoS over six post-perturbation steps compared to baseline walking. Contra-lateral sway and deceleration perturbations resulted in the largest ML (1.9-4 times larger than other types) and AP (1.6-5.6 times larger than other types) perturbation effects, respectively. After both perturbation types, participants increased MoS by taking wider, shorter, and faster steps. No differences between young and older adults were found. We suggest to evaluate the potential of using contra-lateral sway and deceleration perturbations for fall risk identification by including both healthy and frail older adults. Graphical abstract Margins of stability during steady state (left) and perturbed (right) gait to quantify reactive gait stability in response to various perturbation types in young and older adults.
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