Good balance is an imperative skill for daily life that requires the complex integration of sensory
information regarding the position of the body relative to the surroundings and the ability …

Background Muscle fatigue reduces muscle strength and balance control in young people.
It is not clear whether fatigue resistance seen in older persons leads to different effects. In …

Balance calls upon contributions from vision, peripheral sensation, vestibular sense, muscle
strength, neuromuscular control and reaction time. With increased age, there is a …

Repeatability of traditional kinematic and kinetic models is affected by the ability to accurately
locate anatomical landmarks (ALs) to define joint centres and anatomical coordinate …

… DL Sturnieks, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW
2031, Australia. E-mail: d.sturnieks@unsw.edu.au Submitted November 12, 2003; revision …

Objective Incidence of falls in people with cognitive impairment with or without a formal
diagnosis of dementia is estimated to be twice that of cognitively intact older adults. This study …

Background Previous studies have indicated that gait patterns in older people may be
affected by concern about falling. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of concern …

There is no clear consensus on definition, cut-points or standardised assessments of
sarcopenia. We found a lower limb strength assessment was at least as effective in predicting …

Morbidity and falls are problematic for older people. Wearable devices are increasingly
used to monitor daily activities. However, sensors often require rigid attachment to specific …

Objective To determine whether a single bout of resistance exercise produces an analgesic
effect in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design Eleven participants with knee OA (…