Gait and Balance Control in Typical and Special Individuals: Second Edition
A special issue of Biomechanics (ISSN 2673-7078).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editor
Interests: body balance control in young, older and neurologic individuals; interlateral asymmetry of behavior
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research on gait and balance control has evolved rapidly in recent years. By employing biomechanical techniques in scientific investigation, the knowledge on different factors related to this subject matter has increased. This observation applies not only to typical people but also to several special groups of particular interest within this theme, such as older adults, athletes or individuals suffering from Parkinson’s disease, cerebral stroke or cerebral palsy, to mention some examples. To compose a Special Issue to be published in the “Neuromechanics” section, we invite authors to submit for consideration original or review manuscripts approaching the theme of “gait and balance control” from a biomechanical perspective. We expect to gather in this Special Issue the diversity of applied and theoretical advancements on the matter.
Dr. Luis Augusto Teixeira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomechanics
- motor control
- balance
- gait
- athletes
- Parkinson&rsquo
- s disease
- cerebral stroke
- cerebral palsy
- aging
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