Steps to Facilitate the Use of Clinical Gait Analysis in Stroke Patients: The Validation of a Single 2D RGB Smartphone Video-Based System for Gait Analysis.

Clinical gait analysis plays a central role in the rehabilitation of stroke patients. However, practical and technical challenges limit their use in clinical settings. This study aimed to validate SMARTGAIT, a deep learning-based gait analysis system that addresses these limitations.

'Can do' versus 'Do do' in nursing home residents: identification of contextual factors discriminating groups with aligned or misaligned physical activity and physical capacity.

Background: Physical activity (PA) is fundamental to nursing home residents' health. Likewise, physical capacity (PC) is essential to carry out activities of daily living. Although PC and PA are associated, misalignment has been reported in specific subgroups.

Differences in biological motion perception associated with hearing status and age of signed language exposure.

This study investigates how American Sign Language (ASL) fluency and hearing status influence the perception of biological motion, using three point-light display (PLD) tasks. Prior research indicates that early exposure to ASL among deaf signers results in more rapid and effortless recognition of biological motion than hearing nonsigners, potentially due to the expertise in deciphering complex human movements or possibly due to neuroplasticity in deaf brains. However, it remains uncertain whether this advantage stems from signed language proficiency or the experience of being deaf.

The work Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise program for preventing functional decline in employees aged 55 years and older: development and initial evaluation.

Background: Despite the global increase in older employees, workplace physical activity interventions (WPAIs) for this target group have not yet been sufficiently developed. The major drawback of existing WPAIs is low adherence due to lack of time or limited motivation. A novel approach could be to integrate tailored neuromotor and strength exercises into everyday working tasks to prevent the functional decline of older employees at the workplace without needing much additional time for training.

Interventions to prevent the onset of frailty in adults aged 60 and older (PRAE-Frail): a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Purpose: Frailty in older adults is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, while evidence on its successful prevention has been scarce. Therefore, we analyzed the effectiveness of different interventions for the prevention of frailty onset.

Methods: In this systematic review, eight databases were searched for randomized controlled trials of interventions in non-frail (i.