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Group
leader
Members
PhD
students
Major research questions being addressed by this group
Assessment of falls risk in
people with Alzheimer’s disease
Balance confidence in knee
osteoarthritis and joint replacement
Prevention of falls in
Parkinson’s disease
Validation and reliability of
devices used to measure gait
Use of gait analysis in the
recovery from sporting injuries
Gait and balance
in people with Parkinson's disease
Current research grants
Webster K. Alzheimer’s Australia 2006: Falls
risk assessment in people with Alzheimer’s disease $10,000.
Webster K, Feller JA. Australian Research
Council 2004-2007: Factors that predict functional locomotion in
older adults $270, 000.
Morris ME, Iansek R, Huxham F, McGinley J,
Menz HB, Murphy A, Watts J. Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinson’s Research – Clinical Discovery Award 2006-2008:
Preventing falls and improving mobility in people with
Parkinson’s disease, $866,325
Key
publications
Webster KE, Merory JR, Wittwer JE.
Gait variability in community dwelling adults with Alzheimer’s
disease. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders
2006;20:37-40.
Merory
JR, Wittwer JE, Rowe CC, Webster KE. Quantitative gait analysis
in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s
disease. Gait and Posture (in press).
Webster KE,
Feller JA, Wittwer JE. Balance confidence and function after
knee replacement surgery. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
2006;14:181-191.
Webster KE,
Wittwer JA, Feller JA. Validity of the GAITRite walkway system
for the measurement of averaged and individual step parameters
of gait. Gait and Posture 2005;22:317-321.
Menz HB,
Morris ME. Clinical determinants of plantar forces and pressures
during walking in older people. Gait and Posture
2006;24:229-236.
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