Kim van Schooten

Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis Although 10 000 steps per day can still be a viable target for those who are more active, 7000 steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in health outcomes and might be a mor...

The most comprehensive systematic review on daily step counts and disease outcomes. Is the 10000 steps per day outdated?
Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis - The Lancet Public Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

We’re hiring a postdoctoral associate in Biomechanics @UNOmaha! Focus: gait training for stroke survivors. Lab and/or field studies, collaboration with experts at the universty and medical center. PhD in PT, biomechanics, biomed eng, or related.
👉 biomch-l.isbweb.org/forum/biomch...

Dynamic visual acuity in bilateral vestibulopathy and healthy age–sex-matched participants - Journal of Neurology Objectives Dynamic visual acuity (DVA) can be assessed on a treadmill while walking at different speeds and is used to assess people with bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP). However, the effects and inter...

Pleased to share the third publication from our PhD candidate Meichan Zhu's thesis:

"Dynamic visual acuity in bilateral vestibulopathy and healthy age–sex-matched participants"

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Co-activation can be functional, to stabilize, or pathological, e.g. after stroke, but both are captured in one EMG recording.

In our recent paper (first-author Ellis van Can) we isolate functional co-activation through a leg-swinging task in healthy adults.

Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.ga...

The program for the 11th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference is now available. Check out the plethora of talks on program implementation, training, and policy and planning innovations in falls prevention in Australia, New Zealand and internationally.
anzfpconference.com.au

We've grown more and more interested in the role of fatigue in shaping locomotor behavior. Our latest paper points to a functional consequence of the increased physiological demand placed on calf muscles when operating at shorter lengths—namely accelerated fatigue.

peerj.com/articles/198...

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ATTN🚨: I will be looking for PhD students through NYU's Center for Data Science PhD program this year. Applicants should have an interest in either NeuroAI (specifically biological attention or AI interpretability) or ML for Remote Sensing. Visit my lab website for more info: lindsay-lab.github.io

Honoured to join the AAHMS Mentorship Program as one of 17 new mentees. Excited to work with Academy Fellows, contribute to policy & help shape the future of health and medical research.

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#AAHMS #Mentorship #Leadership

Validity of measures of reactive balance training intensity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.06.668970v1

Psychology Jobs in All Otago, Job Vacancies - Aug 2025 | SEEK Find your ideal job at SEEK with 104 Psychology jobs found in All Otago. View all our Psychology vacancies now with new jobs added daily!

If anyone fancies moving to NZ, the @universityofotago.bsky.social are advertising for up to SIX faculty positions in their School of Psychology 👀 www.seek.co.nz/psychology-j...

Prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging Kevin A. Murach talks us through prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging, beginning with a primer on skeletal muscle aging

Prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging “The beneficial effects of exercise on skeletal muscle cannot be overstated, and the impact of healthy skeletal muscle on successful aging should not be underestimated.” www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/prio...

YouTube video by Injury Matters Preventing Falls in Older Australians: Applying the Updated National Guidelines in Practice

Preventing Falls in Older Australians: Applying the Updated National Guidelines in Practice recording now available.
Hosted in partnership between the CRE in the Prevention of Fall Related Injuries, The ANZFPS and @injurymatters.bsky.social.

youtu.be/84IWIwPqmfg?...

Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney

Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)

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Ever wondered how affective measures in MS relate to reactive balance? And whether a history of falls changes this relationship? ⁉️ Find out more below!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Just over one month until #WorldPTDay – check out the toolkit in 16 languages and start making plans to mark the day

Find out more: ow.ly/N9Nk50WyEXl

Volunteer translators are working on other languages and these will be published ASAP

We know how to prevent falls in older Australians, and save lives. So, why aren’t we? Introduction by Croakey: Federal, state and local governments face a concerted advocacy campaign from a new alliance seeking to ensure

We know how to prevent falls in older Australians, and save lives. So, why aren’t we?

Read what now needs to happen following the release of the revised national Falls Prevention Guidelines here: www.croakey.org/we-know-how-...

This October, the fifth Motor Impairment Conference will take place in Amsterdam.
We have an excellent list of invited speakers on various domains of motor impairment and cordially invite you to join.
Abstract submission deadline is August 8th. For details see: motorimpairment.org.

#ISPGR @kimvanschooten.bsky.social presents on real world mobility and falls

President @kim-delbaere.bsky.social #ISPGR2025 announces the next conference location and adjourns the meeting - see you all in two years in Kyoto!

Great keynote by Kathleen Cullen on neural circuits of postural control - exciting talk with lots of cool paradigms #ISPGR2025

Catch me for the better version of you need it?

I’ll ask Steve

#ISPGR2025

Great keynote by Peter Shull on How to impact society through wearable research - lots of commercial/academic collaboration and real world impact!

Awesome work by Daina Sturnieks on the effect of anxiety and cognitive dual tasking on balance recovery - clear age effect, no effect of cognitive load, axiety does seem to delay recovery, partially driven by shorter step length #ISPGR2025

Great debate #ISPGR2025 on patient participation in research, results: 44% YES / 56% NO* but with a side note: *engagement should be meaningful. Well done @meghanambrens.bsky.social @moragtaylor.bsky.social and team :)

Excited for the Yes/No debate with @kim-delbaere.bsky.social @meghanambrens.bsky.social @moragtaylor.bsky.social, Bas Bloem, Will Young on public involvement in research #ISPGR2025

And up next Promising Scientist winner #ISPGR2025 @chrismccrum.bsky.social to talk about fall prevention through the lens of a sprints coach - we don’t expect athletes to win medals without practice, so why would we expect older people to recover from falls without it?

Prof Ole Kiehn delivering an amazing tour de force keynote about brainstem circuits controlling locomotion. #ISPGR2025