Stroke & perturbation training

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Stroke and perturbation training for fall prevention after stroke project examines the effects of over ground perturbation training during walking with the goal of exploring adaptive changes induced in the postural stability and incidence of laboratory falls in chronic stroke survivors. The project further investigates the retention of acquired fall resisting skills and its translation to real-life falls.

“Perturbation training for enhancing stability and limb support control for fall-risk reduction among stroke survivors”.

Funding agency: NIH/NICHD

Grant number: 1 R01 HD088543-01A1

Principal Investigator: Tanvi Bhatt

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Purohit, R., Wang, S., Dusane, S., & Bhatt, T. (2023). Age-related differences in reactive balance control and fall-risk in people with chronic stroke. Gait & Posture,102, 186-192.

Purohit, R., Wang, S., & Bhatt, T. (2023). Effect of aging and cortical stroke on motor adaptation to overground gait-slips: quantifying differences in adaptation rate and adaptation plateau. Biomechanics, 3(1), 29-44.

Bhatt, T., Dusane, S., Gangwani, R., Wang, S., & Kannan, L. (2023). Motor adaptation and immediate retention to overground gait-slip perturbation training in people with chronic stroke: an experimental trial with a comparison group. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 1195773.

Purohit, R. M., Kannan, L., & Bhatt, T. (2022, February). Motor Adaptation to Overground Slips in Older Adults with Stroke: Is Non-Paretic Side Really Non-Affected?. In 2022 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM). APTA.

Dusane, S., & Bhatt, T. (2022). Can prior exposure to repeated non-paretic slips improve reactive responses on novel paretic slips among people with chronic stroke?. Experimental brain research,240(4), 1069-1080.

Bhatt, T., Dusane, S., & Patel, P. (2019). Does severity of motor impairment affect reactive adaptation and fall-risk in chronic stroke survivors?. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 16(1), 43.

Dusane, S., Wang, E., & Bhatt, T. (2019). Transfer of reactive balance adaptation from stance-slip perturbation to stance-trip perturbation in chronic stroke survivors. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, (Preprint), 1-14.

Gangwani, R., Dusane, S., Wang, S., Kannan, L., Wang, E., Fung, J., Bhatt T. Slip-fall predictors in community-dwelling, ambulatory stroke survivors. Physical therapy journal (under review).