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Subject: Balance Collections: Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of /Theses and Dissertations Supervisors: Misiaszek, John (Occupational Therapy)

  • Balance mechanisms during standing and walking in young and older adults

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    Spring 2010

    Lee, Sungeun

    Maintaining balance is controlled by two different processes: feedforward and feedback control. Feed-forward control is used prior to performing voluntary movements whereas feedback control is used to correct for unexpected perturbations. Studies suggested that age-related changes in postural...

  • Touch and Balance During Walking

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    Fall 2013

    Forero, Juan

    In this thesis the participation of tactile feedback from the hands in the control of balance was investigated. In Chapter 2, I characterized arm and leg reactions to unexpected perturbations delivered through the arms during walking. Perturbations applied at the hands resulted in early latency...

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