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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"reactive balance"”.
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The Effect of Subthreshold Vibration on Lateral Reactive Balance
… subthreshold vibratory noise improves standing balance control in a diverse range of populations (i.e., young adults, older adults, and persons with diabetic neuropathy). However, there is limited literature examining whether these effects extend to reactive balance contexts. Therefore, the …
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Reactive Balance Control after Stroke: Towards Enhanced Clinical Understanding and Assessment
… goal for those with stroke, of which balance control is a key determinant. The risk of falls post-stroke is high and fall rates rise dramatically soon after discharge from the hospital. Previous research has revealed the essential role that reactive balance control, specifically the …
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Effects of Occupational Exoskeletons on Responses to Simulated Slips and Trips
… to investigate the effects of exoskeleton use on reactive balance in response to simulated slips and trips. Five representative exoskeletons were investigated including leg-, back, and shoulder-support exoskeletons. This thesis consists of two studies: a smaller study investigating one exoskeleton …
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Aging with Stroke: Using Functional Electrical Stimulation as a Neuromodulatory Intervention Supplement
… older adults, characterized by impaired walking, balance dysfunction, and increased fall risk. Conventional clinic-based rehabilitation targets volitional balance but does not adequately address reactive balance, the rapid compensatory responses that are necessary to prevent falls. Functional …
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Identification and Modification of Risk Factors Contributing to Slip- and Trip-Induced Falls
… to falls, and to develop and evaluate improved balance training interventions to prevent falls. To address these needs, this work has two primary goals: first, to better understand risk factors contributing to falls, including fatigue and balance reactions after a large postural perturbation, …
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Reactive stepping strategies following lateral surface translations in individuals with a unilateral lower limb amputation
Following a loss of balance, individuals may utilize specific stepping strategies to prevent themselves from falling. The stepping strategies that are used by lower limb amputees, which likely consist of unique properties because of the limitations when using a prosthesis, have not been thoroughly …
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Balance control and locomotion planning for humanoid robots using nonlinear centroidal models
Balance control approaches for humanoid robots have traditionally relied on low-dimensional models for locomotion planning and reactive balance control. Results for the low-dimensional model are mapped to the full robot, and used as inputs to a whole-body controller. In particular, the linear …
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Vliv biofeedbacku na stabilitu, koordinaci a aktivaci pacientů po stabilizacích páteře s využitím posturografického přístroje Hunova Movendo
… management of postural control and balance, the management of upright standing and postural balance, the measurement and also assessment of balance and postural stability, clinical evaluation and the evaluation of therapies. The Methodology section outlines the methodological …
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Non-Treadmill Trip Training – Laboratory Efficacy, Validation of Inertial Measurement Units, and Tripping Kinematics in the Real World
… aged 65 years or older. Perturbation-based balance training (PBT) has emerged as an exercise-based fall prevention intervention and shown efficacy in reducing the risk of trip-induced falls. The broad goal of my PhD research was to advance the application of this so-called trip training …