International Society of Posture & Gait Research

Interested in learning more about markerless tracking? ISPGR is hosting an online event on February 18 at 16:00 UTC on "Advances in markerless tracking used for human movement analysis. Registration is free and a recording will be available for ISPGR members on the members only area of the website following the session. More information can be found on the website - https://ispgr.org/online-events/... https://mailchi.mp//online_events-second-symposium-reminder

Join us February 18 for the next #ISPGR online event! Advances in #markerless tracking used for human #movement #analysis at 16:00 UTC is the next live online event! The session is open to the full community with a recording available for ISPGR members. - https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/online_events-second-symposium

Fresh reading material is now available for all those interested in #gait and #posture! The #ISPGR December newsletter is ready for review! Read up about how COVID impacted our members, a note from the President and even meet the new newsletter team! https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/dec_newsletter

Join ISPGR for a free live online symposium Thursday! Learn more about our online event and join us for the live presentations and discussion. https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/online_events-cortical-control

ISPGR is hosting the first online symposium on December 3 at 15:00 UTC! Register now for free and join us online to hear from a great line up of speakers. More information is available on the ISPGR website - https://ispgr.org/online-events/ https://mailchi.mp//online_events-first_announcement-remin

#ISPGR is pleased to announce a call for submissions for online symposia/panel sessions! The initial call is to identify organizers with a second call for ISPGR members to submit to the variety of sessions. More information can be found on the website but all sessions will be free for ISPGR members! https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/online_events

Congratulations to the incoming board members as voted on by the membership! The new board members will start officially on October 1, 2020. https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/new_board_member_announcement

Reminder that the #ISPGR Virtual Annual General Meeting is on Thursday. View the minutes of the previous meetings in the member area of the website. https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/virtual_agm-reminder-2481930

#ISPGR2021 Congress Update. Unfortunately due to the uncertainty in the world with travel, restrictions and access, the ISPGR Board has made the decision to postpone the 2021 World Congress in Brisbane until July 2022 for #ISPGR2022 https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/2021_postponement

The International Society of Posture and Gait Research is holding elections for four board member positions to serve from October 2020 - September 30, 2024. An email with link to the voting page has been sent out this week to all the members of the society. Kindly complete your vote by Sunday July 12th.

ISPGR Virtual Annual General Meeting is scheduled for July 8! The AGM is open to all #ISPGR members. https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/virtual_agm-reminder

We are excited to announce that the call for abstracts for the XXVIII International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) 2021 Conference is now open! The conference will be held on 25-29 July 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. https://isb2021.com/submission/

All members of ISPGR are invited to join us online for the Annual General Meeting. Learn about the society's finances, future plans and find out the results of the election! The meeting is scheduled for July 8th at 1:00pm PDT/4:00pm EDT/8:00pm UTC. https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/virtual_agm

There's one week left to get in your nomination for the open ISPGR board positions! Submit your nomination by May 25th for consideration. Self-nominations are also accepted. - https://mailchi.mp//call_for_board_nominations-one-week-le

Our new ISPGR blog post is out! Check out this work by @ASkiadopoulos from @UNOBiomechanics on Ageing and Step Width Variability. https://ispgr.org/ageing-and-increased-step-width-variabil/

As a reminder, ISPGR is currently looking for nominations for board members to serve the society from October 2020 - September 2024. Help shape your society and nominate someone! Self nominations accepted. https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/call_for_board_nominations-2463797

ISPGR has opened the call for nominations for the 2020 - 2024 board members. We are looking for a minimum of four individuals to be added to the board from the three main geographic regions of the society. Nominations are due by May 25, 2020 to the [email protected] email address... - https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/call_for_board_nominations

Did you know there are previous keynote videos in the ISPGR Member area of the website? Spend some of your isolation time catching up on videos! Maybe use your time coming up with webinar ideas as we're always open for submissions! - https://mailchi.mp/ispgr/keynote_videos

Dual-task timed up and go test using wearable sensors may be a good test of gross motor skill in children with traumatic brain injury. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.12.001 #paediatric #TBI #gait

Older adults shift gaze away from obstacles earlier and bump them more than younger adults. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.11.015 #falls #gait

Few scientists will have a totally smooth ride in life and honesty about our challenges can only help those who follow in our footsteps. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00037-0

For treatment of medial #knee #osteoarthritis. Lateral wedge #insoles with customisation, full-length, 5 elevation, shock absorption and arch support, and #footwear with barefoot mimicking soles may be effective. http://ow.ly/Dj6q50xRzuZ #pain #physio #gait #shoes

Can a single camera at home assess our health? A new study used a single RGB camera at home to measure the person's walking patterns which are related to risk of diseases, mortality and falls. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.10.006 #camera #health #gait #falls #research

Parents, do you believe a baby walker helps your #child walk? Or opposite? A new study of 32 #toddler with/without baby walker use showed NO difference in the age of gait acquisition but those who used a baby walker walked slower. http://ow.ly/vwDU50xPyZ5 #gait #babywalker

Reading text messages while walking increases the risk of collision with a pedestrian both in young and older adults. Older adults were not accurate in texting but did not slow down while reading messages. http://ow.ly/KZnu50xNNPD #falls #smartphone #gait #accident #safety