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Participant study – A single session of perturbation training as a fall prevention strategy
Fall-related injuries across the globe, costing our healthcare systems 25 billion euro in Europe alone, are becoming a massive burden on society. Together with SturzZentrum Schweiz and cereneo Foundation in Vitznau, the Laboratory of Movement Biomechanics at ETH Zurich envisions novel easy-entry fall prevention therapies.
Keywords: fall prevention, fall risk, data analysis, participant study
There is increasing evidence that a special session of perturbation training (e.g. waist push and pull applied to a person to let them experience a controlled fall into a safety harness) improves movement performance and reduces fall risk. A popular approach to train maintenance of balance involves unexpectedly stopping/accelerating the treadmill during gait. In order to continue safe forward locomotion, the person has to perform reactive recovery responses e.g. shifting the bodyweight which in turn improves their balance in real life.
There is increasing evidence that a special session of perturbation training (e.g. waist push and pull applied to a person to let them experience a controlled fall into a safety harness) improves movement performance and reduces fall risk. A popular approach to train maintenance of balance involves unexpectedly stopping/accelerating the treadmill during gait. In order to continue safe forward locomotion, the person has to perform reactive recovery responses e.g. shifting the bodyweight which in turn improves their balance in real life.
In this project, the aim is to join in an ongoing controlled randomized participant study and measure a group of participants taking part in a balance study. A number of datasets is already being generated The goal will further be to find appropriate analysis techniques to explore the generated movement data. Finally, the generated biomechanical movement data will be analysed with regard to potential improvements due to the induced intervention.
**Tasks**
• literature research (10%)
• data analysis and statistics (70%)
• report/presentation (20%)
**Profile**
Would you like to do your project in a cutting-edge lab and in an enthusiastic team of researchers where everybody counts? Do you approach new challenges with curiosity and motivation? Then don't hesitate to contact us. Help us learn about your experience by adding a short CV and your transcript (Leistungsüberblick; screenshots are sufficient).
In this project, the aim is to join in an ongoing controlled randomized participant study and measure a group of participants taking part in a balance study. A number of datasets is already being generated The goal will further be to find appropriate analysis techniques to explore the generated movement data. Finally, the generated biomechanical movement data will be analysed with regard to potential improvements due to the induced intervention.
**Tasks** • literature research (10%) • data analysis and statistics (70%) • report/presentation (20%)
**Profile** Would you like to do your project in a cutting-edge lab and in an enthusiastic team of researchers where everybody counts? Do you approach new challenges with curiosity and motivation? Then don't hesitate to contact us. Help us learn about your experience by adding a short CV and your transcript (Leistungsüberblick; screenshots are sufficient).
Deepak Ravi, PhD: deepak.ravi@hest.ethz.ch, Postdoc, Institute for Biomechanics, Department of Health, Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich
HCP H 14.3, Leopold-Ruzicka-Weg 4 8093 Zürich Phone: +41 44 633 91 81
Friederike Schulte, PhD: friederike.schulte@sturzzentrum.ch, SturzZentrum Schweiz, Steinwiesstrasse 32, 8032 Zurich Phone: +41 44 500 94 51
Navrag Singh, Phd: navragsingh@ethz.ch, Head of Neuromuscular Biomechanics Group, Institute for Biomechanics, Department of Health, Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich
Deepak Ravi, PhD: deepak.ravi@hest.ethz.ch, Postdoc, Institute for Biomechanics, Department of Health, Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich HCP H 14.3, Leopold-Ruzicka-Weg 4 8093 Zürich Phone: +41 44 633 91 81
Navrag Singh, Phd: navragsingh@ethz.ch, Head of Neuromuscular Biomechanics Group, Institute for Biomechanics, Department of Health, Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich