Treadmill belt accelerations may not accurately replicate kinematic responses to tripping on an obstacle in older people
Destabilisation by treadmill belt accelerations quickly dissipated after only one recovery step but continued for multiple recovery steps following walkway trips. Smaller trunk displacement, step lengths, toe clearance and no falls on the treadmill indicate treadmill belt accelerations may not accurately simulate the biomechanical challenge of obstacle-induced trips in older people.
Authors
- Kirsty A. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4501-8565)
- Stephen R. Lord (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-8802)
- Yoshiro Okubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1767-0230)
- Patrick Y. H. Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-7300)
- Daina L. Sturnieks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4602-7685)
- Michael K. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5585-727X)
- Dayeon Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3431-9397)
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Neuroscience Research Australia (AU)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312261
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 33.32