Reactive balance to unanticipated trip-like perturbations: a treadmill-based study examining effect of aging and stroke on fall risk

The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanism of fall risk in community-dwelling ambulatory hemiplegic stroke survivors when exposed to a sudden, trip-like support surface perturbation in standing. Participants (n = 14 / group) included stroke survivors, Age-similar older controls (AC), and...

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Main Authors: Mansi Joshi, Prakruti Patel, Tanvi Bhatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:International Biomechanics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23335432.2018.1512375

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