Our new framework describing how fear of falling turns maladaptive (from protective) is finally out in @Age_and_Ageing. Final paper from my Fellowship with @willyoungexeter and @markwilson_psy (and @Elmar_Kal). Probably the one I am most proud of. https://t.co/e5RaLwnltM
Older individuals who had more positive self-perceptions of aging at baseline were better protected against negative physical consequences following a subsequent fall. #geriatrics https://t.co/kd9wB7pm2x
Can a brainstem reflex tell us how well you balance?
Our new study shows that prepulse inhibition varies with postural load—opening the door to use PPI as a potential marker of postural control.
Read the preprint 👇
https://t.co/YhmHh9JNR4
#gait#balance#neurophysiology
Dr @Toby_Ellmers from @ImperialBrains spoke to @BBCRadioScot on research which finds there is a strong association between an older person’s view of how they are #ageing and how well they will physically recover after a fall.
🎧Listen from 54mins
https://t.co/KCgfgmb7tc
Dr Toby Ellmers (@Toby_Ellmers) who co-led the study, said:
“Those who expressed more positive feelings about their own ageing seemed to be protected against worse physical consequences after a fall.
Why is recovering from a loss of balance sometimes harder when we overthink it?
In our new EEG study (now out in Jneuro!), we show that consciously controlling balance dampens the cortical response to a sudden loss of balance (and balance gets worse)!
https://t.co/sUDwUhlOGi
Excited to share a paper looking at the relationship between perceived and actual balance, and how it relates to falls: https://t.co/yI8P7xGIZN
Also, Andrew Hooyman made this cool interactive app based on the data! https://t.co/ArnuKQEKEI
@JK_Longhurst@martima80
Paradoxically – it seems that trying too hard to maximise “current” stability reduces the cortex’s ability to effectively respond to future losses of balance.
More to follow from the best team ever... @RSM_biomechs@Toby_Ellmers
Bluesky has now reached that sweet spot where the feed is much more engaging and interesting than it is here. I only visit twitter 1-2 times a week compared to Bsky multiple times a day now.
This led them to develop the UP-COF, the Updated Perceived Control of Falling Scale, informed by older adults and clinicians - read more in their @Age_and_Ageing paper at https://t.co/gLaJ9sRNvn
#BGSconf
But is concern about falling an independent risk factor for further falls, regardless of deconditioning etc? @Toby_Ellmers et al's upcoming systematic review (coming soon to @Age_and_Ageing) suggests so #BGSconf
@chrismccrum Our other in review one has 50+ studies included (awful job extracting that much data haha) - so hopefully the two of them combined should give you some useful papers!