Publications by authors named "Camden J Jacobs"
Article Synopsis
- Many individuals with chronic stroke struggle with step width modulation, crucial for maintaining balance while walking.
- A study tested the effects of different types of leg perturbations on improving this modulation, involving 54 participants divided into three groups receiving distinct interventions over 12 weeks.
- Results showed that only the group experiencing stronger perturbations had significant improvements in controlling their swing leg and reduced fall rates compared to the control group, although clinical assessment findings were similar across all groups.
Many individuals who experience a stroke exhibit reduced modulation of their mediolateral foot placement, an important gait stabilization strategy. One factor that may contribute to this deficit is altered somatosensory processing, which can be probed by applying vibration to the involved muscles (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Many people with chronic stroke (PwCS) exhibit walking balance deficits linked to increased fall risk and decreased balance confidence. One potential contributor to these balance deficits is a decreased ability to modulate mediolateral stepping behavior based on pelvis motion. This behavior, hereby termed mediolateral step modulation, is thought to be an important balance strategy but can be disrupted in PwCS.
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