• DocumentCode
    2569169
  • Title

    Influence of moving visual surroundings on walking

  • Author

    Mert, A. ; Hak, L. ; Bles, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Augmented Motor Learning and Training, National Military Rehabilitation Center Aardenburg, Doorn, The Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    27-29 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Introduction: Balance is negatively influenced by optokinetic stimuli. Fall research with these stimuli has been done with standing subjects. Less is known of the influence these stimuli have on risk of falling while walking. The objective of this study was to qualitatively investigate the influence of optokinetic roll stimuli on balance during walking.
  • Keywords
    Aging; Clocks; Humans; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Senior citizens; Visualization; balance; falls; roll vection; virtual reality;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Zurich, Switzerland
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-475-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-61284-473-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971845
  • Filename
    5971845