Scientist researching balance, gait & falls prevention in older adults, vestibulopathy & Parkinson's disease at Maastricht University and recently KU Leuven. Also interested in improving methodology & open science.
Sprints Coach at ASV Köln
Christopher McCrum
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Christopher McCrum
An excellent and inspiring blog post from our 2025 Promising Scientist Award winner, @chrismccrum.bsky.social.
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Our pilot & feasibility study for our RCT is now out @plosone.org The first chunk of Liset's PhD work!
Design considerations for technology-assisted fall-resisting skills training trials in older adults: A pilot and feasibility study
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#fallsprevention #BiomechSky #aging
ISPGR was delighted to award Dr Christopher McCrum its 2025 Promising Scientist Award (PSA). In his PSA Plenary Talk at the 2025 World Congress in Maastricht, Netherlands, Dr McCrum reflected on how v...
My personal summary - poor reporting and lacking justifications of protocol choices is currently holding this sub-field of fall prevention back. In many cases, it seems that pragmatic decisions are made but there is a reluctance to report these as such or that the researchers don't have ...
... a clear idea for some aspect of their trial, so follow the same procedure as a previous publication. Neither are strictly wrong but not transparently stating this means that others struggle to interpret and build on your work.
Please consider consulting the included reporting recommendations for your next PBT article!
Very pleased to have been involved in this important review led by Nina Marie Schmidt and Pia Ruess. The final version is now published #openaccess at: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#fallsprevention #ageing #reporting
Notes on the margin of stability has made it onto the @jbiomech.bsky.social top cited list 🎉
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Very rewarding to see so many people finding our work helpful! @tombuurke.bsky.social @carolincurtze.bsky.social
Excited for Meichan's defence this Thursday!
Download her thesis "Balance and walking in bilateral vestibulopathy" & chapters here: doi.org/10.26481/dis...
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