A comparison of gait stability between younger and older adults while head turning.

Caitlin Fitzgerald, Daniel Thomson, Adem Zebib, Peter J Clothier, Amitabh Gupta

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Article in Experimental brain research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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The influence of sensory function on walking stability in aging and falls through a head-movement perturbation model.GeroScience · 2026
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Effects of age on dynamic balance measures and their correlation during walking across the adult lifespan.Scientific reports · 2022
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Basic Spatiotemporal Gait Variables of Young and Older Healthy Volunteers Walking Along a Novel Figure-of-8 Path.Frontiers in neurology · 2021
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Caitlin FitzgeraldSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia.

Daniel ThomsonSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8134-2293

Adem ZebibSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia.

Peter J ClothierSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-464X

Amitabh GuptaSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia. a.gupta@westernsydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-4078

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head turning while walking may challenge stability by altering visual and vestibular information. Whether there are age-related changes that affect gait stability while head turning during walking remains unknown. The aim of the current study was to compare gait stability between younger and older adults immediately following a head turn while walking. Ten younger [mean (SD)] [23.4 (3.3) years] and ten older [68.8 (6.0) years] healthy adults walked on a treadmill at their preferred gait velocity and performed head turns by responding to a visual cue. The margin of stability (MoS) in the mediolateral (MoS

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GaitWalkingAgedBiomechanical PhenomenaFootHumansPostural BalanceTorsoBalanceFallsMargin of stabilityWalking

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PMID32529291

DOI10.1007/s00221-020-05846-3

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