Analysis of Free-Living Gait in Older Adults With and Without Parkinson’s Disease and With and Without a History of Falls: Identifying Generic and Disease-Specific Characteristics

Abstract

Common and disease-specific changes in free-living Macro and Micro gait highlight generic and selective targets for intervention depending on type of faller (OA-PD). Our findings support free-living monitoring to enhance assessment. Future work is needed to confirm the optimal battery of measures, sensitivity to change and value for fall prediction.