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J Biomech
November 2022
Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Derived from inverted pendulum dynamics, mediolateral Margin of Stability (MoS) is a mechanically-grounded measure of instantaneous frontal-plane stability. However, average MoS measures yield paradoxical results. Gait pathologies or perturbations often induce larger (supposedly "more stable") average MoS, despite clearly destabilizing factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is growing evidence for the positive effects of exercise training programs on balance control in Parkinson disease (PD). To be effective, balance training needs to be specific, progressive, and highly challenging. Little evidence exists, however, for how people with PD-related balance impairments perceive highly challenging and progressive balance training programs with dual-task components.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhys Ther
September 2015
J.E. Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado.
Physical therapists often treat older adults with marked deficits in physical function secondary to an acute hospitalization. These deficits are often collectively defined as hospital-associated deconditioning (HAD). However, there is a paucity of evidence that objectively demonstrates the efficacy of physical therapy for older adults with HAD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdv Exp Med Biol
April 2015
Department of Psychological Brain Sciences, University of California, 93106-9660, Santa Barbara, CA, USA,
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