The aim of this work was to examine locomotor stability and adaptation across the adult
female lifespan during perturbed walking on the treadmill. 11 young, 11 middle and 14 older …

The current study aimed to determine potential differences in dynamic stability control during
perturbed walking across the adult female lifespan and to test the hypothesis that such …

The ability to rapidly adjust gait to cope with unexpected mechanical perturbations declines
with ageing. Previous studies, however, have not ensured that gait stability pre-perturbation …

After perturbation of the gait, feedback information may help regaining balance adequately,
but it remains unknown whether adaptive feedback responses are possible after repetitive …

The purpose of this study was to examine the age-related predictive and feedback adaptive
locomotor improvements in the components of dynamic stability control during disturbed …

Perturbation training is an emerging approach to reduce fall risk in the elderly. This study
examined potential differences in retention of improvements in reactive gait stability over 14 …

This study aimed to examine whether the triceps surae (TS) muscle-tendon unit (MTU)
mechanical properties affect gait stability and its reactive adaptation potential to repeated …

Methods Seventy-five healthy adults (age range, 18–80 yr) walked on an instrumented split-
belt treadmill with and without split-belts. Linear regression analyses were performed for the …

Introduction Falls are a leading cause of severe injuries and a major threat to quality of life in
older adults. Elderly fallers demonstrate insufficient eccentric quadriceps control during the …

The plantarflexors play a crucial role in recovery from sudden disturbances to gait. The
objective of this study was to investigate whether medium (months)-or long (years)-term …