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Mark G Carpenter

Professor of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
Verified email at ubc.ca
Cited by 12704

The clinical utility of posturography

JE Visser, MG Carpenter, H van der Kooij… - Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Postural instability and falls are common and devastating features of ageing and many
neurological, visual, vestibular or orthopedic disorders. Current management of these …

Proprioceptive control of posture: a review of new concepts

JHJ Allum, BR Bloem, MG Carpenter, M Hulliger… - Gait & posture, 1998 - Elsevier
The assumption that proprioceptive inputs from the lower legs are used to trigger balance
and gait movements is questioned in this review (an outgrowth of discussions initiated …

A speedy solution for balance and gait analysis: angular velocity measured at the centre of body mass

JHJ Allum, MG Carpenter - Current opinion in neurology, 2005 - journals.lww.com
A speedy solution for balance and gait analysis: angular vel... : Current Opinion in Neurology A
speedy solution for balance and gait analysis: angular velocity measured at the centre of body …

The influence of postural threat on the control of upright stance

MG Carpenter, JS Frank, CP Silcher… - Experimental brain …, 2001 - Springer
In order to utilize static posturography as a tool with which to diagnose pathological balance
disorders, it is necessary to understand the contribution of psychological factors such as fear …

Postural control is scaled to level of postural threat

AL Adkin, JS Frank, MG Carpenter, GW Peysar - Gait & posture, 2000 - Elsevier
This study investigated control of posture when standing at different surface heights above
ground level. Alterations in surface height were used to modify threat to postural control …

Fear of falling modifies anticipatory postural control

AL Adkin, JS Frank, MG Carpenter… - Experimental brain …, 2002 - Springer
This study investigated the influence of fear of falling or postural threat on the control of
posture and movement during a voluntary rise to toes task for 12 healthy young adults …

Sampling duration effects on centre of pressure summary measures

MG Carpenter, JS Frank, DA Winter, GW Peysar - Gait & posture, 2001 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of sample duration on the
magnitude and reliability of centre of pressure (COP) summary measures commonly used to …

Trunk sway measures of postural stability during clinical balance tests: effects of age

J Gill, JHJ Allum, MG Carpenter… - The Journals of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Background. The major disadvantage of current clinical tests that screen for balance
disorders is a reliance on an examiner's subjective assessment of equilibrium control. To …

Age‐dependent variations in the directional sensitivity of balance corrections and compensatory arm movements in man

JHJ Allum, MG Carpenter, F Honegger… - The Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the effects of ageing on balance corrections induced by sudden stance
perturbations in different directions. Effects were examined in biomechanical and …

Surface height effects on postural control: a hypothesis for a stiffness strategy for stance

MG Carpenter, JS Frank… - Journal of Vestibular …, 1999 - content.iospress.com
One possible factor influencing the control of upright stance is the perceived threat to one's
personal safety, ie balance confidence. We explored this factor by examining the control of …