The association between fear of falling and smoothness of lower trunk oscillation in gait varies according to gait speed in community-dwelling older adults

What is your protocol for fall prevention and testing your recovery from perturbations?  With nothing from your medical team they have effectively sentenced you to die.

Falls are leading cause of injury and death in older Americans

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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 01/20/2017Asai T, et al.

As per this study, fear of falling (FoF)–related changes in gait vary with gait speed. Lower trunk oscillation was less smooth in the lateral direction when they walked at their usual pace in older adults with FoF. Likewise, when they walked at a faster pace than their usual walking speed lower trunk oscillation was also less smooth in the direction of travel.

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