During the 5th International Posture Symposium was held a special workshop oriented on "Rehabilitation of Human Balance Impairment and maintaining independent mobility in elderly".
4th Posture symposium:
The 4th Posture symposium was organized in June 25th - 28th 2006 in Smolenice castle.
The 4th Posture symposium was organized in June 25th - 28th 2006 in Smolenice castle.
Scientific program
(POSTERS for all days)
(POSTERS for all days)
Wednesday, September 3rd 2008 | ||
| Morning | Arrival to Bratislava | |
| Refresh point: | ||
| Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Sienkiewiczova 1, Bratislava | ||
| 13:45 | Meeting point in Bratislava, Fajnorovo nabrezie | |
| 14:00 | Transport by bus from Bratislava to Smolenice Castle | |
| 15:45 | Registration and Accommodation in Smolenice Castle | |
| 16:15 | Scientific and Management Board meeting of EU project Sensaction-AAL | |
| 17:45 | Opening Address - Dr. O. Pechanova;, DrSc., Director of Institute | |
| 17:55 | Opening Keynote Lecture: Prof. Fay Horak - Portland, USA | |
| How has Posture Control Research Informed Rehabilitation? | ||
| 18:40 | End of Session | |
| 19:00 | Welcome Reception |
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Thursday, September 4th 2008 | ||
| 7:00 | Breakfast |
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| WORKSHOP: | Home-based monitoring and treatment of falls and balance-related impairments: the SensAction-AAL vision | |
| Chairs: L. Chiari, Italy, R. Van Lummel, The Netherlands |
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| Overview | ||
| 8:00 | L. Chiari - coordinator of EU FP6 project Sensaction-AAL, Italy Mixing sensing and action to support balance and independent mobility in the elderly |
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| Tele Rehabilitation | ||
| 8:30 | A. Zijlstra - The Netherlands Biofeedback for training balance and mobility in older people: systematic review |
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| 8:45 | J. Hausdorff - Israel The timed up and go test: more than meets the eye |
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| 9:05 | S. Nicolai - Germany Measuring balance in quiet stance with a force plate and a body fixed sensor |
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| 9:20 | D. Abrahamova - Slovakia The age-related changes of trunk responses to vibration of achilles tendons |
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| 9:35 | T. Herman - Israel, E. Farella - Italy, P. Valkovic - Slovakia Practical demonstration of the output in Sensaction-AAL project with PD patient |
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| Tele Monitoring | ||
| 10:00 | R. Van Lummel - The Netherlands Validation of a new method to classify locomotion and postures (of physical activity?) in daily life with one sensor at the lower back |
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| Clinical trial | ||
| 10:20 | B. Pijls - The Netherlands Remote wireless management of performance based tests |
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| 10:40 | Coffee Break |
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| Session 1 | Long-Term, Wearable Monitoring of Posture, Balance and Movement Chair: K. Aminian, Switzerland |
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| 11:00 | K. Aminian - Switzerland A wearable system for long-term monitoring and analysis of daily physical activity in health and disease |
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| 11:30 | L. Chiari - Italy Long-term posturography by wearable accelerometers |
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| 11:50 | A. Fleury - France Ambient multiperceptive systems and multi-sensors fusion techniques for the remote monitoring of older and/or disabled persons living at their home |
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| 12:10 | C J. C. Lamoth - The Netherlands Quantifying the dynamical structure of postural sway using an ambulant accelerometer |
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| 12:30 | Lunch |
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| Session 2 | Training Neurological Patient's Postural Control Chair: J. Hausdorff, Israel |
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| 14:00 | J. Hausdorff - Israel Training in patients with Parkinson's disease: Symptom relief or neural plasticity? |
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| 14:30 | A. Nardone - Italy Bilateral alternating vibration of postural muscles induces body oscillations in standing parkinsonian patients |
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| 14:50 | M.W. Rogers - USA Enhancement of step initiation with posture assisted locomotion (pal) training in parkinson's disease |
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| 15:10 | T. Herman - Israel Six weeks intensive treadmill training improves gait and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study |
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| 15:30 | C. Maurer - Germany A model-based comparison of stance control deficits in Huntington's disease vs. Parkinson's disease |
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| 15:50 | Coffee Break and POSTER discussion |
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| Session 3 | Therapies Of Axial Motor Disability Chair: F. Horak, USA |
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| 16:30 | F. Horak - USA Introduction lecture - Constraints on postural control in patients with Parkinson's disease |
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| 17:00 | I. Rektorová - Czech Republic Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment of gait disorders in Parkinson's disease |
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| 17:20 | P. Carlson-Kuhta - USA Kinesthetic deficits may contribute to postural disorders in Parkinson's disease |
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| 17:40 | T. A. Boonstra - The Netherlands The role of the pedunculopontine nucleus in human balance control |
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| 18:00 | C. Horlings - Switzerland A weak balance: pathophysiology and management of falls in patients with muscle weakness |
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| 18:30 | Small Carpathian Wine Road - wine testing |
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| 19:30 | Barbecue outside + music |
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Friday, September 5th 2008 | ||
| 7:00 | Breakfast |
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| Session 4 | Control Mechanisms In Posture And Gait Chair: Y. P. Ivanenko, Italy |
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| 8:00 | Y. P. Ivanenko - Italy Modular architecture for the control of human posture and locomotion |
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| 8:30 | H. Van der Kooij - The Netherlands Sensory re-weighting mechanisms predict observed changes in postural sway remnant |
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| 8:50 | O. Dick - Russia Differences in the isometric force trajectory of healthy and parkinsonian subjects |
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| 9:10 | O. Chena - France Effects of visual, audio and tongue tactile sensory substitution systems for the control of buttock pressures in seated posture |
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| 9:30 | M.A. Hollands - UK Effects of gaze behaviour intervention on stepping accuracy in older adults during a visually guided walking task |
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| 9:50 | O. Dick - Russia Differences in the isometric force trajectory of healthy and parkinsonian subjects |
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| 10:10 | Coffee Break and POSTER discussion |
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| Session 5 | Attention And Anxiety In Postural Control Chair: J. Frank, Canada |
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| 10:40 | J. Frank - Canada Anxiety and attention as modulators of postural control. |
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| 11:10 | W.R. Young - UK The relationship between anxiety, gaze behaviour and stepping accuracy in Older Adults During Adaptive Gait. |
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| 11:30 | H. Brozova - Czech Republic Fear of falling has a higher influence than other gait disorders aspects on quality of life measures in patients with Parkinson’s disease |
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| 11:50 | W.H. Gage - Canada Gait dynamics in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis |
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| 12:10 | B. Parakova - Czech Republic Aspects of postural reactivity in transtibial amputees assessed by surface emg and dynamic posturography |
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| 12:30 | Lunch |
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| Session 6 | Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation: New Approaches for the Study of
Human Balance and Spatial Orientation. Chair: B. Day, UK |
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| 14:00 | B. Day - UK Uniting the left and right vestibular signals for human balance. |
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| 14:30 | J.S. Blouin - Canada Probing human vestibulo-motor responses using stochastic vestibular stimulation |
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| 14:50 | O. Mian - UK Direction of force responses to stochastic vestibular stimulation |
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| 15:10 | R. Raynolds – UK Voluntary control of standing sway |
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| 15:30 | R. St. George - Australia Perceptions and adaptation to prolonged vestibular stimulation |
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| 15:50 | L. Bunn – UK Vestibular processing for balance control in cerebellar disease |
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| 16:10 | Coffee Break and POSTER discussion |
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| Session 7 | Free Papers Chair: P. Valkovic, Slovakia |
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| 16:50 | C. Haburcakova - USA Vestibular influences on spatial orientation and postural control |
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| 17:10 | E. Zemková - Slovakia The effect of task-oriented proprioceptive training on parameters of neuromuscular function |
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| 17:30 | V. Usachev - Russia Estimation of dynamic stabilisation of vertical body position in diagnostics and effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation |
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| 17:50 | P. Jombík - Slovakia Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials |
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| 18:10 | End of Scientific Program |
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| 19:30 | Farewell Dinner |
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Saturday, September 6th 2008 | ||
| 7:00 | Breakfast |
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| 8:30 | Departure from Smolenice by bus |
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| Social activities in Saturday morning: |
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| 10:30 | Guided visit of Bratislava Old Town |
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| 12:00 | End of social activities |
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| 14:00 | End of the 5th Posture Symposium |
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| POSTERS (poster dimensions: width, horizontal=100cm, height, vertical=130cm) |
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| P1. | Akram S. - Canada Coordination of reorientation of different body segments during on-the-spot turns and turns embedded in locomotion in healthy older adults |
| P2. | Capicikova N. - Slovakia Stabilometric diagnostics of effectivenes of giddiness treatment by monotherapy betaserc |
| P3. | V. Dotsenko - Russia Investigation effect of Betaserc upon the vestibular function and eye tracking function using computerized equipment |
| P4. | Herman T. - Israel Coordination of reorientation of different body segments during on-the-spot turns and turns embedded in locomotion in healthy older adults |
| P5. | Hlavackova P. - Czech Republic Assessment of postural stability in lower limb amputees within the framework of modified visual information |
| P6. | Kafkova H. - Czech Republic Improvement of postural control in patients after stroke - connecting research and clinical practise |
| P7. | Künster D. - Germany Stance control in 'pure' Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) |
| P8. | Pechorin P. - Russia The Dynamic Gait Index provides insight into stair climbing and fear of falling in healthy elderly men and women |
| P9. | Pinsault N. - France Improving weight bearing asymmetry in unilateral lower limb amputees by use of an insole pressure sensor-based electro-tactile biofeedback system |