People With Stroke Who Fail an Obstacle Crossing Task Have a Higher Incidence of Falls and Utilize Different Gait Patterns Compared With People Who Pass the Task

C.M. Said, BAppSci(Physio), PhD, Physiotherapy, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 3010, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, and Australia Physiotherapy Department, Austin Health, Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia.
M.P. Galea, BAppSci(Physio), BA, PhD, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne.
N. Lythgo, BEdu, GradDipExerSportsSci, MAppSci, PhD, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Victoria, Australia.

The data were presented, in part, at the Third Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference; October 12–14, 2008; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and at Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference Week; October 1–5, 2009; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.