Locomotion Across Multiple Neurological Patient Populations

Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

MECHANISMS OF WALKING RECOVERY IN ADULTS WITH INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY. E. J. Fox¹, S. A. Kautz³, K. V. Day⁴, S. Suter¹, D. J. Clark⁵, D. R. Howland², A. L. Behrman¹

1. Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: 2. College of Medicine, Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: 3. Health Sciences & Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC: 4. Rehabilitation Research, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation, Lexington, KY: 5. Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VAMC, Gainesville, FL.

IMPROVED GAIT-RELATED MOBILITY WITHOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN POSTURAL RESPONSES: THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE OF DOPAMINE REPLACEMENT.K. B. Foreman¹, C. Wisted¹, O. Addison¹, R. L. Marcus¹, P. C. LaStayo¹, L. E. Dibble¹

1. Department of Physical Therapy, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A NOVEL LOCOMOTOR TRAINING INTERVENTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC STROKE. T. Wright¹, S. Binder-Macleod¹, D. Reisman¹, T. M. Kesar¹, M. Roos², E. Helm²

1. Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE: 2. Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

SEROTONERGIC AGENTS FACILITATE LOCOMOTOR RECOVERY IN INDIVIDUALS POSTSTROKE ONLY WHEN PAIRED WITH LOCOMOTOR TRAINING. T. Hornby¹, C. R. Kinnaird², J. Kahn², M. Rafferty², K. Nance²

1. Department of Physical Therapy, Univ Illinois, Chicago, IL: 2. Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

THE USE OF VISUAL AND PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK FOR LOCOMOTOR TRAINING POSTSTROKE. M. D. Lewek¹, J. Feasel³, E. Wentz², C. Giuliani¹, F. Brooks³, M. C. Whitton³

1. Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: 2. Human Movement Science Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: 3. Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

THE EFFECT OF THE L300PLUS, A PERONEAL AND THIGH MUSCLES FES SYSTEM, ON GAIT PERFORMANCE.S. Springer¹, J. Vatine², R. Lipson³, R. Zucker², Y. Laufer¹

1. Department of Physical Therapy Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, ISRAEL: 2. Outpatient and Research Division, Reuth Medical Center, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL: 3. Clinical Department, Bioness Neuromodulation, Ra'anana, ISRAEL.

DISTINCT PATTERNS OF WALKING RECOVERY FOLLOWING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION POSTSTROKE: RESPONDERS VERSUS NONRESPONDERS. S. Patil¹, I. Jonkers³, X. Lin⁴, C. Patten²

1. Rehabilitation Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: 2. Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VAMC, Gainesville, FL: 3. Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee, BELGIUM: 4. Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON DEVICE IMPROVES WALKING PERFORMANCE AND ALTERS MOTOR CORTICAL EXCITABILITY IN PATIENTS POSTSTROKE. S. S. Kantak¹, S. Madhavan⁴, K. Oikawa², E. Yousuke², J. W. Stinear¹, T. Hornby⁴, Z. W. Rymer¹, A. Jayaraman³

1. Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL: 2. Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Fundamental Technology Research Center, Tokyo, JAPAN: 3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL: 4. Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Balance Across Multiple Neurological Patient Populations

Friday, February 10, 2012, 3:30 PM-5:30 PM

ATTENTIONAL FOCUS DURING BALANCE TRAINING IN IDIOPATHIC PARKINSON's DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL. M. R. Landers¹, R. M. Blazer¹, A. Richards¹, A. D. Davis¹, L. E. Rosenlof¹

1. Physical Therapy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV.

RCT COMPARING 3 EXERCISE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON DISEASE. M. Schenkman¹, A. E. Baron², D. A. Hall³, R. Schwartz⁴, W. M. Kohrt⁴

1. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO: 2. Biostatistics and Informatics, School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO: 3. Neurological Sciences, Rush University, Chicago, IL: 4. Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO.

A COMPARISON OF THE BALANCE ACCELEROMETRY MEASURE (BAM) AND THE BALANCE ERROR SCORING SYSTEM (BESS) IN PERSONS WITH AND WITHOUT CONCUSSION. C. Lin¹, S. L. Whitney¹, J. L. Roche², D. P. Steed², G. Marchetti³, G. R. Furman⁴, M. Musolino⁵

1. Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA: 2. Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA: 3. Rangos School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA: 4. College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA: 5. Crossroads Consulting, Johnstown, PA.

OLDER ADULTS UTILIZE SENSORY INFORMATION FOR BALANCE DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THEIR RISK OF FALLS. D. M. Wrisley¹

1. Physical Therapy, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA.

IMPROVED BALANCE, EXPANDED LIMITS OF STABILITY, AND REDUCED TRUNK AND PELVIC COMPENSATORY STRATEGIES AFTER LOCOMOTOR TRAINING IN A PERSON WITH CHRONIC STROKE. J. K. Malouf¹, R. L. Mizner², S. A. Ostertag¹, S. McCarthy³

1. New Directions Wellness Center, University of Montana, Missoula, MT: 2. Physical Therapy, University of Montana, Missoula, MT: 3. Great Northern Physical Therapy, Bozeman, MT.

FOUR-SQUARE STEP TEST PERFORMANCE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON DISEASE. R. Duncan¹, G. M. Earhart¹

1. Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.

PROSPECTIVE IDENTIFICATION OF FALLERS WITH PARKINSON DISEASE USING THE BESTEST AND MINIBESTEST. G. Earhart ¹, R. P. Duncan¹, A. Leddy¹, J. Cavanaugh², T. Ellis³, M. Ford⁴, K. B. Foreman⁵, L. E. Dibble⁵

1. Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO: 2. University of New England, Portland, ME: 3. T. Ellis, Boston University, Boston, MA: 4. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL: 5. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

EFFECTS OF SHORT TERM SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON DYNAMIC VISUAL ACUITY. M. Scherer¹, P. Claro1, K. Heaton¹

1. Military Performance Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA.