A Novel task to decrease step width variability in older adults

Last updated on Mar 24, 2024

It is proposed that older adults with age-related gait abnormalities can improve their walking ability and reduce their risk of falling by performing lateral stepping training in order to decrease excess step width variability to healthy values.

The project was funded by the Nebraska Research Initiative Seed Grant awarded to Dr. Nick Stergiou. Funding amount - $273,980; Funding period - 07/01/2019 – 06/31/2021 (Role: Co-Principal Investigator).

Gait and Posture Biomechanics Motor learning
Andreas Skiadopoulos
Andreas Skiadopoulos
Human Movement Scientist

Publications

Leveraging a virtual alley with continuously varying width modulates step width variability during self-paced treadmill walking
Increased fall risk in older adults and clinical populations is linked with increased amount and altered temporal structure of step …
Madhur Mangalam, Andreas Skiadopoulos, Ka-Chun Siu, Mukul Mukherjee, Aaron Likens, Nick Stergiou
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Leveraging a virtual alley with continuously varying width modulates step width variability during self-paced treadmill walking
Step width variability as a discriminator of age-related gait changes
BACKGROUND: There is scientific evidence that older adults aged 65 and over walk with increased step width variability which has been …
Andreas Skiadopoulos, Emily E. Moore, Harlan R. Sayles, Kendra K. Schmid, Nick Stergiou
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Step width variability as a discriminator of age-related gait changes