The Mobility Brief

Recent Issues

• Monday, October 27, 2025: This month's issue examines the connections between the brain, movement, and recovery across different populations and contexts. Contributions from Robert Teasell, Jamie Fleet, Ricardo Viana, Michael Payne, and Sue Peters characterize global trends in randomized controlled trials for lower extremity stroke rehabilitation, noting a recent acceleration in studies from low-to-middle-income countries. In a related case series, Sue Peters, Robert Teasell, Ricardo Viana, Jaspreet Bhangu, and Jamie Fleet use neuroimaging to document prefrontal cortex activation in females recovering from stroke. The interplay of walking and cognition is also a focus, as Manuel Montero-Odasso outlines future research paths for understanding dual-task gait in people with Mild Cognitive Impairment. The issue also includes teaching images from Eldon Loh on a patient-specific knee procedure.
• Monday, September 22, 2025: This week in The Mobility Brief, work from Manuel Montero-Odasso examines the global state of fall prevention for older adults, from policy integration to minimal action across 18 countries. We also look at research identifying which combinations of modifiable risk factors have the most detrimental effect on cognition over three years. A separate trial on older adults with mild cognitive impairment reveals how combining aerobic-resistance exercise with cognitive training can affect gait performance and the risk of falls, and whether vitamin D supplementation offers any additional benefits.
• Monday, August 11, 2025: The way we walk and balance can provide a window into the brain's condition and function. This week, Manuel Montero-Odasso explores the relationship between dual-task walking and dementia risk, the link between vascular risk factors and white matter integrity across multiple neurodegenerative diseases, and an association between specific brain lesions and motor signs in Parkinson's disease. Research from Jamie Fleet, Ricardo Viana, Robert Teasell, and Sue Peters examines prefrontal cortex activation during balance tasks after stroke and its connection to fatigue. Additionally, Michael Payne and Dalton Wolfe outline a protocol to test a peer-led physical activity intervention for people with diabetes-related lower limb amputation.

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