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| John G BuckleySummaryAffiliation: University of Bradford Country: UK Publications
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Postural sway and active balance performance in highly active lower-limb amputeesJohn G Buckley
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2HL, Manchester, UK
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 81:13-20. 2002..Findings highlight the importance of the ankle in maintaining balance in situations that involve body movements in the sagittal plane...
Postural stability changes in the elderly with cataract simulation and refractive blurVijay Anand
Department of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 44:4670-5. 2003..Correcting visual impairment caused by uncorrected refractive error and cataracts could be a useful intervention strategy to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries in the elderly...
Is stair descent in the elderly associated with periods of high centre of mass downward accelerations?John G Buckley
School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Electronic address
Exp Gerontol 48:283-9. 2013..The implications of this CoM control strategy on the incidences of falling on stairs are discussed...
When is visual information used to control locomotion when descending a kerb?John G Buckley
School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 6:e19079. 2011..The present study determined when lvf information is used to control/update locomotion when stepping from a kerb...
Age-differences in the free vertical moment during step descentJohn G Buckley
Vision and Mobility Research Lab, School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 25:147-53. 2010..This study utilises a rarely examined biomechanical parameter--the free vertical moment--to determine age-related differences in rotational kinetics of the body about the vertical-axis when stepping down from a stationary position...
Visual guidance of landing behaviour when stepping down to a new levelJohn G Buckley
Vision and Mobility Laboratory, Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Exp Brain Res 184:223-32. 2008..These findings indicate that online vision is customarily used to regulate landing behaviour when stepping down...
The effects of blurring vision on medio-lateral balance during stepping up or down to a new level in the elderlyJohn G Buckley
Department of Optometry, University Bradford, Richmond Building, West Yorkshire, UK
Gait Posture 22:146-53. 2005....
The effects of blurred vision on the mechanics of landing during stepping down by the elderlyJohn G Buckley
Department of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK
Gait Posture 21:65-71. 2005..Correcting common visual problems such as uncorrected refractive errors and cataract may be an important intervention strategy in improving how the elderly negotiate stairs...
Does head extension and flexion increase postural instability in elderly subjects when visual information is kept constant?John G Buckley
Department of Optometry, Richmond Building, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK
Gait Posture 21:59-64. 2005..05). This suggests that increases in postural instability with the head tilted from the erect position may be in part due to mechanical perturbation rather than solely vestibular disruption...
Falls in older people: effects of age and blurring vision on the dynamics of steppingKaren Heasley
Vision and Mobility Laboratory, Department of Optometry, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46:3584-8. 2005..However, the lack of significant age differences in toe clearance suggests this strategy was mainly aimed at reducing ML instability rather than increasing margins of safety regarding toe clearance...
Gait alterations negotiating a raised surface induced by monocular blurAnna Vale
Department of Optometry, Division of Medical Engineering, School of Engineering, Design and Technology JGB, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Optom Vis Sci 85:1128-34. 2008..The present study investigates how acute impairment of stereopsis, through monocular blur of differing levels, ranging from 0.50 diopter (D) to a monovision correction affected gait when negotiating a raised surface in elderly subjects...
Effects of gaze strategy on standing postural stability in older multifocal wearersLouise Johnson
Department of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Clin Exp Optom 92:19-26. 2009..This experiment investigated the effects of different gaze strategies on postural stability in older people, when using distance single-vision compared with multifocal (progressive addition lens and bifocal) spectacles...
Stepping up to a new level: effects of blurring vision in the elderlyKaren Heasley
Department of Optometry, School of Health, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45:2122-8. 2004....
Use of single-vision distance spectacles improves landing control during step descent in well-adapted multifocal lens-wearersMatthew A Timmis
Division of Medical Engineering, School of Engineering, Design, and Technology, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:3903-8. 2010..The present study investigated whether step and stair descent safety is improved by using single-vision distance lenses...
The effects of monocular refractive blur on gait parameters when negotiating a raised surfaceAnna Vale
Vision and Mobility Research Laboratory, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 28:135-42. 2008..These findings may help explain why elderly individuals with poor visual acuity in one eye have been found to have an increased risk of falling...
Multifocal spectacles increase variability in toe clearance and risk of tripping in the elderlyLouise Johnson
Vision and Mobility Research Laboratory, Department of Optometry, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48:1466-71. 2007..The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of wearing multifocal compared with single-distance vision spectacles on minimum toe clearance and risk of tripping during step negotiation in the elderly...
Visuomotor control of step descent: evidence of specialised role of the lower visual fieldMatthew A Timmis
Vision and Mobility Laboratory, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Exp Brain Res 195:219-27. 2009....
Peripheral visual cues affect minimum-foot-clearance during overground locomotionValentina Graci
Vision and Mobility Laboratory, Bradford School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Gait Posture 30:370-4. 2009....
Changes to control of adaptive gait in individuals with long-standing reduced stereoacuityJohn G Buckley
Schools of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:2487-95. 2010..This study was conducted to examine whether gait parameters in individuals with long-standing deficient stereopsis are similarly adapted...
Does my step look big in this? A visual illusion leads to safer stepping behaviourDavid B Elliott
Bradford School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 4:e4577. 2009..The study also addressed the controversial question of whether motor actions are dissociated from visual perception...
Functional outcome following bone transport reconstruction of distal tibial defectsKonstantinos A Giannikas
Department of Optometry, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
J Bone Joint Surg Am 87:145-52. 2005..The aim of this study was to investigate the functional capabilities of patients who had undergone reconstruction with distraction osteogenesis for the treatment of a distal tibial defect in one lower limb...
Postural stability in the elderly during sensory perturbations and dual tasking: the influence of refractive blurVijay Anand
Department of Optometry, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 44:2885-91. 2003..Correcting visual impairment caused by uncorrected refractive error could be a useful intervention strategy to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries in the elderly...
Utility of peripheral visual cues in planning and controlling adaptive gaitValentina Graci
Vision and Mobility Laboratory, Bradford School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Optom Vis Sci 87:21-7. 2010..To determine the relative importance to adaptive locomotion of peripheral visual cues provided by different parts of the visual field...
Knee and ankle range of motion during stepping down in elderly compared to young menSally D Lark
Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
Eur J Appl Physiol 91:287-95. 2004..These results suggest that exercise prescription in the elderly should include stretching in order to increase the ROM at the ankle joint...
Joint torques and dynamic joint stiffness in elderly and young men during stepping downSally D Lark
Active Life Span Research, Manchester Metropolitan University, Alsager ST7 2HL, UK
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 18:848-55. 2003..To compare the joint torque pattern and dynamic joint stiffness at the knee and ankle in elderly and young men during stepping down...
Changes in foot and lower limb coupling due to systematic variations in step widthMichael B Pohl
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 21:175-83. 2006..The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the coupling relationship at the midfoot and subtalar joints was affected when step width was manipulated during running...
Forefoot, rearfoot and shank coupling: effect of variations in speed and mode of gaitMichael B Pohl
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Gait Posture 25:295-302. 2007..The aim of this study was to determine whether the coupling relationship between the forefoot, rearfoot and shank differed between walking and running, and across different running speeds...
Changes in foot and shank coupling due to alterations in foot strike pattern during runningMichael B Pohl
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, McKinly Laboratory, Newark DE 19716, USA
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 23:334-41. 2008..The aim of this study was to assess the effects on the kinematic coupling between the forefoot, rearfoot and shank during ground contact of running with alteration in foot strike pattern...
Use of single-vision eyeglasses improves stepping precision and safety when elderly habitual multifocal wearers negotiate a raised surfaceLouise Johnson
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:178-80. 2008
Oxygen consumption during ambulation: comparison of using a prosthesis fitted with and without a tele-torsion deviceJohn G Buckley
Biomechanics Research Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke on Trent ST2 2HL, UK
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83:576-80. 2002..To determine the energy expenditure and subjective comfort rating of walking in transtibial amputee patients using their prosthesis fitted either with or without a tele-torsion device (TT Pylon)...
