Strategies adopted by cerebellar ataxia patients to perform U-turns - Serrao M, Mari S, Conte C, Ranavolo A, Casali C, Draicchio F, Di Fabio R, Bartolo M, Monami S, Padua L, Pierelli F.

Cerebellar ataxia is associated with unsteady, stumbling gait, and affected patients report a high rate of falls, particularly during locomotor tasks. U-turns (180° turns while walking) require a high level of coordination in order to completely reverse t...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: news