Probing light touch contributions to elderly balance
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Psychology
Abstract
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ORCID iD |
| Alan Wing (Principal Investigator) | |
| Leif Johannsen (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Johannsen L
(2018)
Body sway during quiet standing post-stroke: effects of individual and interpersonal light touch.
in Journal of neurology
Johannsen L
(2017)
Human bipedal instability in tree canopy environments is reduced by "light touch" fingertip support.
in Scientific reports
Johannsen L
(2017)
Deliberately Light Interpersonal Touch as an Aid to Balance Control in Neurologic Conditions.
in Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
Redfern M
(2015)
Tactile control of balance
in Scholarpedia
| Description | Light tactile contact to the fingertips or other parts of the body improves the control of body balance in quiet standing as well as walking. We interpret the effects, which extend to light contact with moving targets, as representing augmented self-motion feedback. Findings form an experiemntal study and a review suggest implications for rehabilitation and handling of neurological patients. A conference was organised (WIPI 2015). |
| Exploitation Route | Rehabilitation and handling of neurological patients with balance impairments |
| Sectors | Healthcare |
| URL | http://wipi.altervista.org/?doing_wp_cron=1457398660.6364879608154296875000 |