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Posture sway and the transition rate for a fall

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  • Koleva, Radostina
  • Widom , A.
  • Garelick, D.
  • Harris, Meredith

Abstract

Postural body sway displacements for quiet standing subjects (measured with a new ultrasonic device) are reported. Two of the well-known strategies for balancing, namely ankle and hip movements, were probed. The data are modeled using a Fokker–Planck–Langevin stochastic theory. Both analytic and computer simulation techniques are employed. The Kramers transition rate for a fall is expressed as a function of experimental parameters. The root mean square velocity is especially important for determining the fall probability.

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  • Koleva, Radostina & Widom , A. & Garelick, D. & Harris, Meredith, 2001. "Posture sway and the transition rate for a fall," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 293(3), pages 605-615.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:293:y:2001:i:3:p:605-615
    DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(01)00013-9
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