Perturbation-based balance training: Principles, mechanisms and implementation in clinical practice

• Main Authors: Christopher McCrum (Author), Tanvi S. Bhatt (Author), Marissa H. G. Gerards (Author), Kiros Karamanidis (Author), Mark W. Rogers (Author), Stephen R. Lord (Author), Yoshiro Okubo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Since the mid-2000s, perturbation-based balance training has been gaining interest as an efficient and effective way to prevent falls in older adults. It has been suggested that this task-specific training approach may present a paradigm shift in fall prevention. In this review, we discuss key conce...