Balance and gait in the elderly: A contemporary review
MY Osoba, AK Rao, SK Agrawal… - Laryngoscope …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The prevalence of balance and gait deficits increases with age and is
associated with the increased incidence of falls seen in the elderly population; these falls …
associated with the increased incidence of falls seen in the elderly population; these falls …
Age-related changes in leg proprioception: implications for postural control
In addition to being a prerequisite for many activities of daily living, the ability to maintain
steady upright standing is a relevant model to study sensorimotor integrative function …
steady upright standing is a relevant model to study sensorimotor integrative function …
[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging of human balance control: a systematic review
E Wittenberg, J Thompson, CS Nam… - Frontiers in human …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
This review examined 83 articles using neuroimaging modalities to investigate the neural
correlates underlying static and dynamic human balance control, with aims to support future …
correlates underlying static and dynamic human balance control, with aims to support future …
Differentiation in theta and beta electrocortical activity between visual and physical perturbations to walking and standing balance
SM Peterson, DP Ferris - eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Human balance is a complex process in healthy adults, requiring precisely timed
coordination among sensory information, cognitive processing, and motor control. It has …
coordination among sensory information, cognitive processing, and motor control. It has …
[HTML][HTML] Neural control of balance during walking
Neural control of standing balance has been extensively studied. However, most falls occur
during walking rather than standing, and findings from standing balance research do not …
during walking rather than standing, and findings from standing balance research do not …
Effects of balance training with stroboscopic glasses on postural control in chronic ankle instability patients
H Lee, S Han, G Page, DA Bruening… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) are believed to rely more on visual information
during postural control due to impaired proprioceptive function, which may increase the risk …
during postural control due to impaired proprioceptive function, which may increase the risk …
Gait adaptations during overground walking and multidirectional oscillations of the visual field in a virtual reality headset
Background Virtual reality (VR) has been used to study locomotor adaptability during
balance-demanding tasks by exploring how humans react and adapt to the virtual …
balance-demanding tasks by exploring how humans react and adapt to the virtual …
[HTML][HTML] Age-related differences in gait adaptations during overground walking with and without visual perturbations using a virtual reality headset
Older adults have difficulty adapting to new visual information, posing a challenge to
maintain balance during walking. Virtual reality can be used to study gait adaptability in …
maintain balance during walking. Virtual reality can be used to study gait adaptability in …
[HTML][HTML] Step width variability as a discriminator of age-related gait changes
A Skiadopoulos, EE Moore, HR Sayles… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Background There is scientific evidence that older adults aged 65 and over walk with
increased step width variability which has been associated with risk of falling. However …
increased step width variability which has been associated with risk of falling. However …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing the temporal organization of walking variability: a systematic review and consensus guidelines on detrended fluctuation analysis
Human physiological signals are inherently rhythmic and have a hallmark feature in that
even distant intrasignal measurements are related to each other. This relationship is termed …
even distant intrasignal measurements are related to each other. This relationship is termed …