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  • Preventing falls from unpredictable balance disturbances

    Creator:
    Welsh, Lisa R.
    Abstract:
    Falls, particularly those due to slips, constitute a major health risk for older adults. Past research has found that individuals can learn not to fall through repeated exposure to a slipping perturbation. Slips can be unpredictable, however. The goal of this study was to determine whether similar adaptations would occur...
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    Masters Thesis