Thursday, September 15th 2011

Friday, September 16th 2011

Breakfast

Session 1
Posture Control Mechanisms
Chairs: Latash, Nardone

Two aspects of the feed-forward control of vertical posture
M.L. Latash, M. Klous, A.S. Aruin, V. Krishnan

The control of posture interferes with the learning of a mirror tracing task in older people
¹N. Teasdale, ¹J.F. Tessier, ¹M. Simoneau, ²J. Blouin (¹Canada, ²France)

Processing time of visual and tactile stabilizing inflow during stance
S. Sozzi, A. Monti, P. Imbriani, M. Schieppati (Italy)

Context-dependent sensory signals trigger complex compensatory reaction
MC. Do (France)

Parametrization of postural sway
M. Beck, M. Marczak, J. Błaszczyk (Poland)

Visual velocity information effects on human balancing of support surface tilts in a non visual-vestibular conflict situation
L. Assländer, T. Mergner, A. Gollhofer (Germany)

The role of foot architecture in postural control
¹W.G. Wright, ²Y.P. Ivanenko, ¹V.S. Gurfinkel (¹USA, ²Italy)

Postural control in normal rhesus monkeys during quadrapedal stance
C. Haburčáková, L. Thompson, C. Wall, D. Merfeld, R. Lewis (USA)

Session 2
Gait
Chairs: Hollands, Schieppati

Optimal walking speed following changes in limb geometry
¹Y.P. Ivanenko, ²F. Leurs, ²A. Bengoetxea, ²A. Cebolla, ²B. Dan, ¹F. Lacquaniti, ²G. Cheron (¹Italy, ²Belgiuim)

Selectivity of attenuation and facilitation of somatosensory potentials depends on the relevance of sensory inputs during gait initiation
¹L. Mouchnino, ¹C. Tandonnet, ¹J. Perrier, ¹A. Saradjian, ¹J. Blouin, ²M. Simoneau (¹France, ²Canada)

Soleus activation determines step length
¹J.L. Honeine, ²M. Schieppati, ¹M.C. Do (¹France, ²Italy)

Lateral balance control during walking: can the extrapolated centre of mass model predict foot placement during lateral external perturbations?
D. Engelhart, H. van der Kooij, E.H.F. van Asseldonk (Netherlands)

The initiation of locomotor-like movements by muscle vibration and passive limb manipulation in humans
¹E.Y. Shapkova, ²M. Klous, ²A.V. Terekhov, ²M.L. Latash (¹Russia, ²USA)

How does walking with (or against) a metronome beat affect gait?
K. Mayberry, S. Mellone, C. Tacconi, R. Alaga, L. Rocchi, L. Chiari (Italy)

Age-related differences in gaze behaviour during virtual walking
J. Stanley, M. Hollands (UK)

An open customizable modular platform for analysis of human movement in the laboratory and outdoors
M. Dozza, M. Idegren, T. Andersson (Sweden)

Session 3
Models
Chairs: Mergner, Peterka

Model-based interpretations of human balance responses to simultaneous visual-tilt and surface-tilt stimulation
E.E. Taylor, R.J. Peterka (USA)

Intermittent control: how can we identify it?
I. Loram, C. van de Kamp, H. Gollee, P. Gawthrop (UK)

Double inverted pendulum model of reactive human stance control
G. Hettich, T. Mergner, A. Gollhofer (Germany)

Frequency-domain identification of human balance control
H. Gollee, A. Mamma, P.J. Gawthrop, I.D. Loram (UK)

The rapid neural response to slow platform tilts in standing man
T.M. Osborne, M. Lakie (UK)

Refractoriness in compensatory tracking of an unstable second-order load
C. van de Kamp, P. Gawthrop, H. Gollee, I. Loram (UK)

Session 4
Vestibular control and hand tremor
Chairs: Day, Hlavačka

Vestibular control of balance when stability is directionally-dependent: violation of craniocentric organisation
O.S . Mian, B.L. Day (UK)

Does a fear of falling influence vestibular-evoked balance responses?
M.C.A. Tersteeg, C.J. Osler, I.D. Loram, R.F. Reynolds (UK)

Vestibular signals for orientation during self-generated head motion
C.J. Osler, R.F. Reynolds (UK)

Human physiological hand tremor results mainly from resonance which changes during slow voluntary movements
M . Lakie, C.A. Vernooij, T.M. Osborne, R.F. Reynolds (UK)

A decrease in short-range elastic stiffness causes a drop in physiological finger tremor frequency
C. Vernooij, R.F. Reynolds, M. Lakie (UK)

Effects of acute exposure to a stressor on upper trapezius muscle activity
J.L. Stephenson, K.S. Maluf (USA)

Saturday, September 17th 2011

Session 5
Postural impairments in clinical patients
Chairs: Lord, Horak

ISAW: Instrumented Stand and Walk Test
F.B. Horak, M. Mancini, A. Salarian, L. Holstrom (USA)

Mild cognitive impairment as a predictor of falls in community-dwelling older people
S. Lord, K. Delbaere, J. Menant, D. Sturnieks, J. Close, P.Sachdev, N. Kochan (Australia)

The eyes have it! A putative mechanism for facilitatory effects of visual cueing on turning in stroke survivors
K. Hollands, P. van Vliet, G. Humphreys, M. Hollands (UK)

Compelled body weight shift technique to facilitate rehabilitation of individuals with stroke
A.S. Aruin, N. Rao, A. Sharma, G. Chaudhuri, S. Mohapatra, A. Eviota, K. Ringquist, S.R. Muthukrishnan (USA)

The evaluation of postural control in children and youth diagnosed with Idiopathic Scoliosis
K. Zabjek, S. Mathur, E. Biddiss, R. Zeller (Canada)

New developments in EMG-based assessment of motor function and activity: implications for research and clinical practice
G. Ebenbichler (Australia)

Head extension effect on postural responses to galvanic vestibular stimulation
M. Šaling, M. Kucharik, M. Cingelová, J. Púčik (Slovakia)

Balance rehabilitation therapy by tongue tactile biofeedback in patients with degenerative cerebellar disease: preliminary results
¹O. Čakrt, ¹M. Vyhnálek, ¹K. Slabý, ¹T. Funda, ²N. Vuillerme, ¹J. Jeřábek (¹Czech Republik, ²France)

Session 6
Parkinson's Disease
Chairs: Maurer, Valkovič

Enhanced excitability of tibialis anterior spinal and supra-spinal responses to perturbation of stance in unilateral Parkinsonian patients
A. Nardone, M. Grasso, M. Schieppati (Italy)

Doorway-provoked freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease
B.L. Day, D. Cowie, P. Limousin, A. Peters, M. Hariz (UK)

Balance control asymmetries in Parkinson disease: their relationship with clinical outcome values and freezing of gait
T.A. Boonstra, J.P.P van Vugt, H. van der Kooij, B.R. Bloem (Netherlands)

Contrasting Effects of DBS and Levodopa on posture control
¹P. Carlson-Kuhta, ¹R.J. St George, ¹M. Mancini, ²L. Rocchi, ²L. Chiari, ¹F. B. Horak (¹USA, ²Italy)

Postural imbalance in Parkinson's disease (PD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
C. Maurer, K. Babel, A. Plate, D. Künster, S. Kammermeier, S. Lorenzl, K. Bötzel (Germany)

Postural reactions are different in Parkinson's disease and PSP
K. Bötzel, A. Plate, S. Lorenzl, L. Dietrich, K. Babel, S. Krafczyk, S. Kammermeier (Germany)

Characterization of Parkinson's disease subtypes using an accelerometer-based postural analysis: a clustering approach
¹L. Rocchi, ¹L. Palmerini, ²A. Weiss, ¹G. Ganesan, ¹L. Chiari, ²T. Herman, ²J.M. Hausdorff (¹Italy, ²Israel)

Comparison of static posturography and accelerometry in differentiating early stage Parkinson patients and elderly controls
P. Valkovič, D. Bzdúšková, F. Hlavačka (Slovakia)

Workshop: Mobility Lab and presentation of posters P10, P11
F. Horak, A. Salarian

POSTER presentations and discussion

Social activities
(hiking in nearby Smolenice Castle, Red Stone visit – 10 €, Wine testing – 10 €)

Sunday, September 18th 2011

Session 7
Postural Control and Physical Performance
Chairs: E. Zemková, Z. Svoboda

Pre- and post-exercise dynamic balance in aerobic gymnastics
O. Kyselovičová, J. Lipková, E. Zemková (Slovakia)

Postural strategy of the marksman
R. Dudde, O. Bourdeaux, PM. Gagey (France)

Relationship between postural stability and attention in prepubescent children
R. Psotta, J. Kokštejn, B. Hátlová (Czech Republik)

Postural stability and visual feedback control of body position in physically active children and young individuals
Z. Kováčiková, M. Štefanovský, E. Zemková (Slovakia)

Balancing with an unstable object: the adaptation to a novel dynamic task
¹M. Furmanek, ²C. Sutherland, ²J. Frank, ¹G. Juras (¹Poland, ²Canada)

The influence of active pronation and supination on the movement of the lower limbs and pelvis during gait
Z. Svoboda, I. Vařeka, M. Janura, K. Šmídová, D. Martynková (Czech Republik)

Physical fitness and mental health of students of University
A. Cepková (Slovakia)

Session 8
Instability Resistance Training
Chairs: D. Mirkov, D. Radovanovic

Power output in concentric phase of chest presses in athletes with different experience with instability resistance training
E. Zemková, Z. Kováčiková, T. Vilman (Slovakia)

Eight weeks of instability resistance training effects on muscular outputs
D. Radovanovic, M. Marinkovic, A. Ignjatovic, I. Bojic, N. Stojiljkovic (Serbia)

The effects of 12 weeks of resistance training under stable and unstable conditions on balance and strength in handball players
J. Bauer, E. Zemková (Slovakia)

Effect of 12 weeks of balance exercises on postural stability
I. Číž (Slovakia)

The effect of balance training on parameters of postural stability and strength in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament injury
M. Vlašič (Slovakia)

Assessment of neuromuscular function in patients after ACL reconstruction: Overview of different testing protocols
D. Mirkov, O. Knezevic (Serbia)

Posters

Friday, September 16th 2011

Effect of CoP-based visual biofeedback on balance control in elderly
Z. Halická, J. Lobotková, K. Bučková, F. Hlavačka (Slovakia)

Static balance and visual feedback control of body position in young and elderly individuals
G. Štefániková, G. Ollé, E. Zemková (Slovakia)

Comparative study of two stabilometric platforms for the application in 3D biofeedback system
A. Bohunčák, M. Tichá, M. Janatová (Czech Republic)

Differential roles of leg muscles during tandem stance
A. Monti, S. Sozzi, M. Schieppati (Italy)

Are task performance and execution on a one-legged stance task influenced by postural threat?
MCA Tersteeg, DE Marple-Horvat, ID Loram (UK)

Modeling the Human Remnant during Manual Control Tasks
A. Mamma, H. Gollee, P.J.Gawthrop, I.D.Loram (UK)

Functional limit of stability influenced by wearing high heel shoes
K. Bučková, O. Pinková, Z. Halická, J. Lobotková, F. Hlavačka (Slovakia)

Passive arm movements increase rhythmic activity in the hip joint under vibration
D.V. Emeliannikov, E.Y. Shapkova (Russia)

Effects of manipulating anxiety on stepping behaviour during  adaptive locomotion
B.T. Curzon-Jones, J.A. Bosch, M.A. Hollands (UK)

Saturday, September 17th 2011

Mobility Lab: an instrumented balance and gait system for clinicians
¹F. Horak, ¹M. Mancini, ¹A. Salarian, ¹P. Carlson-Kuhta, ²L. Chiari, ³K. Aminian, ¹L. Holmstrom, ¹J. McNames (¹USA, ²Italy, ³Switzerland)

Methodologies to combine objective measures of mobility
A. Salarian, M. Mancini, F.B. Horak (USA)

Ambulatory monitoring of assistive device use: novel approaches to assessing community ambulation in neurological populations
J. Chee, W. Gage, W. McIlroy, K. Zabjek (Canada)

Development and test of the DTP-3 noninvasive diagnostic system and its applications in clinical practice
J. Krejčí, J. Salinger, J. Gallo, P. Štěpaník (Czech Republic)

Star Excursion Balance test as a helpful tool for clinical practice
F. Schmidt, P. Valkovič (Slovakia)

Postural control and active video games: potential therapeutic applications
A. Michalski, C. Glazebrook, A. Martin, W. Wong, A. Kim, K. Moody, N. Salbach, B. Steinnagel, J. Andrysek, R. Torres-Moreno, KF Zabjek (Canada)

Balance control in elderly women with osteopenia and osteoporosis
J. Lobotková, Z. Halická, K. Bučková, F. Hlavačka, Z. Killinger (Slovakia)

Postural stability of visually impaired children
F. Zahálka, T. Malý, M. Richterová, T. Gryc, M. Hanuš, L. Malá, D. Pavlů (Czech Republic)

The comparison between the human movement in gait and in riding during hippotherapy
M. Janura, T. Dvořáková, Z. Svoboda, E. Krejčí (Czech Republic)

Sport-specific assessment of balance
E. Zemková (Slovakia)

Relationship between balance control and strength imbalances in elite junior soccer players
T. Malý, F. Zahálka, L. Malá (Czech Republic)