A systematic review of gait perturbation paradigms for improving reactive stepping responses and falls risk among healthy older adults.
Christopher McCrumMarissa H G GerardsKiros KaramanidisWiebren ZijlstraKenneth MeijerPublished in: European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity (2017)
To date, a range of perturbation paradigms have been used successfully to perturb older adults' gait and stimulate reactive response adaptations. Variation also exists in the number and magnitudes of applied perturbations. Future research should examine the effects of perturbation type, magnitude and number on the extent and retention of the reactive recovery response adaptations, as well as on falls, over longer time periods among older adults.