We developed a balance measurement tool (the balanced reach test (BRT)) to assess
standing balance while reaching and pointing to a target moving in three-dimensional space …

Walking can be exceedingly complex to analyze due to highly nonlinear multibody
dynamics, nonlinear relationships between muscle excitations and resulting muscle forces …

Rotary blood pumps (RBPs) used for mechanical circulatory support of heart failure patients
cannot passively change pump flow sufficiently in response to frequent variations in preload …

Approximately one in three people over 65 years of age fall each year. The resulting
physiological and psychological trauma can lead to physical deconditioning, social isolation …

Quantitative animal models are critically needed to provide proof of concept for the
investigation of rehabilitative balance therapies (eg, invasive vestibular prostheses) and …

Standing balance is a simple motion task for healthy humans but the actions of the central
nervous system (CNS) have not been described by generalized and sufficiently …

Healthy adults employ one of three primary strategies to recover from stumble perturbations—
elevating, lowering, or delayed lowering. The basis upon which each recovery strategy is …

In the anatomy of a normal spine, due to the curvatures in various regions, the C7 plumb line
(C7PL) passes through the sacrum so that the head is centered over the pelvic-ball and …

Methods that effectively assess and train dynamic seated balance are critical for enhancing
functional independence and reducing risk of secondary health complications in the elderly …

Patient compliance is important when assessing movement, particularly in a free-living
environment when patients are asked to don their own accelerometers. Reducing the …