The Spatiotemporal Properties of Navigating Over Surface Transitions in Young Adults, Older Adults, and Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

This study demonstrates that individuals of different ages and abilities make gait modifications in response to everyday environmental conditions. While differences in gait between individuals with PD and their healthy peers are well-documented, this study identifies an important difference that indicates a potential safety threat to individuals with PD. If they are less capable of responding to a change in the environment, such as a patch of ice or a curb, they are at greater risk for falling.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Kinesiology and Community Health

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Peterson, Melissa Lynn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rosengren, Karl S.

• Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3202154

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86377