Scientific Program - 5. World Congress of Biomechanics
Scientific Program - 5. World Congress of Biomechanics
Scientific Program - 5. World Congress of Biomechanics
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5 th <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biomechanics</strong><br />
Vivian Weerdesteyn a,b , Brenda E. Groen a , Wim van Lankveld a , and Jacques Duysens a,b<br />
a<br />
Sint Maartenskliniek Research, Development & Education, Nijmegen<br />
b Dept. <strong>of</strong> Rehabilitation Medicine, Radboud Univ. Nijmegen Medical Centre,The<br />
Netherlands<br />
3.2.3 Falls<br />
Session Organizer/Chair: Jaap van Dieën<br />
Wednesday Aug. 2<br />
Room R1.046<br />
14:00-14:15 Lateral instability and falls in aging: Experimental and modeling approaches #7734<br />
Mark W. Rogers a , Marjorie Johnson Hilliard a , Katherine Martinez a , Marie-Laure Mille a ,<br />
James L. Patton b ; a Dept. <strong>of</strong> Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern<br />
Univ., Chicago, IL, USA, and b Sensory Motor Performance <strong>Program</strong>, Rehabilitation<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA<br />
14:15-14:30 Group differences among fall-prone individuals and healthy old and younger<br />
counterparts utilizing nonlinear stability measures #7853<br />
K.P. Granata and T.E. Lockhart; Musculoskeletal <strong>Biomechanics</strong> Laboratory, Locomotion<br />
Research Laboratory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., Blacksburg VA,<br />
USA.<br />
14:30-14:45 Mechanical simulation for hip fracture by a fall using multibody-FE hybrid human<br />
model #7386<br />
Sota Yamamoto a , Eiichi Tanaka a , Takeshi Ikeda a , Yasuharu Kubouchi b , Atsushi Harada c ,<br />
Hiroyasu Okuizumi; a Dept. <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Science and Engineering, Nagoya Univ.,<br />
Nagoya, Japan; b Accenture, Tokyo, Japan; c Dept. <strong>of</strong> Orthopedic Surgery, National Center for<br />
Geriatrics & Gerontology, Aichi, Japan<br />
14:45-15:00 Effects <strong>of</strong> running and age-related degeneration in leg extensor muscles on recovery<br />
behaviour after a fall #6569<br />
Kiros Karamanidis, Adamantios Arampatzis; Institute for <strong>Biomechanics</strong> and Orthopaedics,<br />
German Sport Univ. <strong>of</strong> Cologne, Germany<br />
15:00-15:15 The Effects <strong>of</strong> Sensory Loss on Orbital Stability <strong>of</strong> Walking #6068<br />
Jonathan B. Dingwell, Hyun Gu Kang; Dept. <strong>of</strong> Kinesiology, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Texas, Austin,<br />
Texas, USA<br />
15:15-15:30 Age differences in 3-D segmental acceleration during gait at self-selected and fast<br />
walking speeds #4860<br />
Vassilios G. Vardaxis; Des Moines Univ., Des Moines, USA<br />
3.2.4 Falls<br />
Session Organizer/Chair: Jaap van Dieën<br />
Thursday, Aug. 3<br />
Room R1.046<br />
08:15-08:30 S<strong>of</strong>t shell hip protectors absorb energy and shunt impact force away from the trochanter<br />
during a fall #4136<br />
Andrew C. Laing, Stephen N. Robinovitch; School <strong>of</strong> Kinesiology, Simon Fraser Univ.,<br />
Burnaby, Canada<br />
08:30-08:45 Medial Knee Osteoarthritis Alters Gait Patterns in Older Adults When Crossing<br />
Obstacles <strong>of</strong> Different Heights with the Leading Limb #4677<br />
Hao-Ling Chen, Tung-Wu Lu, Yen-Hung Liu and Ting-Ming Wang; Institute <strong>of</strong> Biomedical<br />
Engineering, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan<br />
08:45-09:00 Coordination and Gait Initiation in Multiple Sclerosis #6076<br />
Jebb G. Remelius, Richard E.A. Van Emmerik, Joe Hamill; Exercise Science, Univ. <strong>of</strong><br />
Massachusetts, Amherst U.S.A<br />
09:00-09:15 Simulation <strong>of</strong> weight transfer onto a laterally-compliant raised structure: effects <strong>of</strong><br />
movement strategy and delay in sensory feedback on system stability #4224<br />
Bing-Shiang Yang a,b , James A. Ashton-Miller b ; a Sensory Motor Performance <strong>Program</strong>,<br />
Rehabilitation Institute <strong>of</strong> Chicago, USA; b Dept. <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Engineering, Univ. <strong>of</strong><br />
Michigan, USA<br />
09:15-09:30 Influence <strong>of</strong> lower limb proprioceptive cues on the detection threshold <strong>of</strong> the direction <strong>of</strong><br />
postural movement# 5341<br />
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