Susceptibility to walking balance perturbations in young adults is largely unaffected by anticipation.

ABSTRACT: Despite progress in understanding the mechanisms governing walking balance control, the number of falls in our older adult population is projected to increase. Falls prevention systems and strategies may benefit from understanding how anticipation of a balance perturbation affects the planning and execution of biomechanical responses to mitigate instability. However, the extent to which anticipation affects the proactive and reactive adjustments to perturbations has yet to be fully investigated, even in young adults. Our purpose was to investigate the effects of anticipation on susceptibility to two different mechanical balance perturbations - namely, treadmill-induced perturbations and impulsive waist-pull perturbations. Twenty young adults (mean ± standard deviation age: 22.8 ± 3.3 years

SUBMITTER: Eichenlaub EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10238661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature