Modelling falls in Parkinson's disease and normal ageing in mice using a complex motor task - Jackson MG, Brennan LJ, Henderson EJ, Robinson ESJ.

Falls resulting from multifactorial deficits are common in both normal ageing and Parkinson's disease. Resultant injuries can lead to increased hospitalisation and excess mortality. As the disease progresses, gait and balance deficits are relatively refrac...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news