Safe Fall Project

Funded by the National Institutes of Health in September 2021, this project explores teaching older adults protective movements that reduce the impact force when they fall as a strategy to reduce fall-related injuries.

Vestibular, Falls and Head Injury Project

Funded by the National Institutes of Health in September 2023, this project seeks to understand the mechanisms contributing to fall-related head injury in older adults.

Currently Funded Grant Awards

Vestibular and Neck Muscle Contributions to Head Control in Response to Induced Head Perturbations and Falls in Balance-impaired Older Adults
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

Feasibility and Efficacy of a Fear of Falling Intervention for Wheelchair Users with Multiple Sclerosis
Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

Mentor-based Rehabilitation Research Post-doctoral Fellowship: Cognitive-Motor Interference Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
Sponsor: National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Minimizing Fall-Related Injury in Older Adults: A Motor Learning Approach
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

Recent Publications

Pradeep Kumar D, Zanotto T, Cozart JS, Bruce AS, Befort C, Siengsukon C, Shook R, Lynch S, Mahmoud R, Simon S, Hibbing PR, Drees B, Huebner J, Bradish T, Robichaud J, Sosnoff JJ, Bruce JM. Association between frailty and sleep quality in people living with multiple sclerosis and obesity: An observational cross-sectional study. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Nov 24;81:105154. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.105154. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38043367.

Abou L, Fliflet A, Presti P, Sosnoff JJ, Mahajan HP, Frechette ML, Rice LA. Fall detection from a manual wheelchair: preliminary findings based on accelerometers using machine learning techniques. Assist Technol. 2023 Nov 2;35(6):523-531. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2023.2177775. Epub 2023 Feb 28. PMID: 36749900.

Nie Q, Rice LA, Sosnoff JJ, Shen S, Rogers WA. Understanding Wheelchair Use in Older Adults From the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Sep 20:S0003-9993(23)00530-0. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.09.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37734645.

Zanotto T, Chen L, Fang J, Bhattacharya SB, Alexander NB, Sosnoff JJ. Minimizing fall-related injuries in at-risk older adults: The falling safely training (FAST) study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2023 Apr 11;33:101133. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101133. PMID: 37122489; PMCID: PMC10130595.

Hsieh KL, Chen L, Sosnoff JJ. Mobile Technology for Falls Prevention in Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 May 11;78(5):861-868. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glac116. PMID: 35640254; PMCID: PMC10172979.

Zanotto T, Galperin I, Mirelman A, Chen L, Regev K, Karni A, Schmitz-Hübsch T, Paul F, Lynch SG, Akinwuntan AE, Devos H, Hausdorff JM, Sosnoff JJ. Association Between Frailty and Free-Living Walking Performance in People With Multiple Sclerosis. Phys Ther. 2023 May 4;103(5):pzad032. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad032. PMID: 37249534.

Zanotto T, Sosnoff JJ, Backus D, Yarnot R, Worikat NA, Abou L, Peterson EW, Rice LA. Characteristics and consequences of falls among people with multiple sclerosis who use wheelchairs or scooters: Differences between injurious and non-injurious falls. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 May;73:104631. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104631. Epub 2023 Mar 21. PMID: 36963170.

Mejía ST, Su TT, Washington FC, Golinski S, Sosnoff JJ. Everyday Experiences of Physical Function and Awareness of Fall Risk in Older Adulthood. Innov Aging. 2023 Apr 26;7(4):igad037. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igad037. PMID: 37273259; PMCID: PMC10237285.

Cilhoroz BT, Heckel AR, DeBlois JP, Keller A, Sosnoff JJ, Heffernan KS. Arterial stiffness and augmentation index are associated with balance function in young adults. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2023 Apr;123(4):891-899. doi: 10.1007/s00421-022-05116-w. Epub 2022 Dec 23. PMID: 36564497.

Mejía ST, Su TT, Hsieh KL, Griffin AM, Sosnoff JJ. The Dynamic Interplay of Objective and Subjective Balance and Subsequent Task Performance: Implications for Fall Risk in Older Adults. Gerontology. 2023;69(5):581-592. doi: 10.1159/000528649. Epub 2023 Jan 13. PMID: 36642067.

Rice LA, Yarnot R, Sung J, Sosnoff JJ, Backus D, Abou L, Shen S, Peterson EW. Pilot Study of a Fall Prevention and Management Intervention Program for People With Multiple Sclerosis Who Use a Wheelchair or Scooter Full-Time. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2022 Aug 6;4(4):100225. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100225. PMID: 36545518; PMCID: PMC9761259.

Abou L, Peters J, Fritz NE, Sosnoff JJ, Kratz AL. Motor Cognitive Dual-Task Testing to Predict Future Falls in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2022 Dec;36(12):757-769. doi: 10.1177/15459683221131791. Epub 2022 Nov 1. PMID: 36320121.

Salomon A, Galperin I, Buzaglo D, Mirelman A, Regev K, Karni A, Schmitz-Hübsch T, Paul F, Devos H, Sosnoff JJ, Gazit E, Tamir R, Shimoni N, Hausdorff JM. Fragmentation, circadian amplitude, and fractal pattern of daily-living physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis: Is there relevant information beyond the total amount of physical activity? Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2022 Dec;68:104108. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104108. Epub 2022 Aug 18. PMID: 36063732.

Fietsam AC, Darling WG, Sosnoff JJ, Workman CD, Kamholz J, Rudroff T. Cerebellar Contributions to Motor Impairments in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Cerebellum. 2022 Dec;21(6):1052-1060. doi: 10.1007/s12311-021-01336-6. Epub 2021 Oct 17. PMID: 34657272.

Abou L, Fliflet A, Hawari L, Presti P, Sosnoff JJ, Mahajan HP, Frechette ML, Rice LA. Sensitivity of Apple Watch fall detection feature among wheelchair users. Assist Technol. 2022 Sep 3;34(5):619-625. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2021.1923087. Epub 2021 May 25. PMID: 33900885.

Abou L, Sosnoff JJ, Peterson EW, Backus D, Willingham TB, Rice LA. Prediction of future falls among full-time wheelchair and scooter users with multiple sclerosis: A prospective study. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2022 Aug;64:103962. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103962. Epub 2022 Jun 11. PMID: 35716478.

Zanotto T, Rice LA, Sosnoff JJ. Frailty among people with multiple sclerosis who are wheelchair users. PLoS One. 2022 Jul 15;17(7):e0271688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271688. PMID: 35839220; PMCID: PMC9286252.

Peters J, Abou L, Wong E, Dossou MS, Sosnoff JJ, Rice LA. Smartphone-based gait and balance assessment in survivors of stroke: a systematic review. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2022 May 18:1-11. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2022.2072527. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35584288.

Zanotto T, Lynch SG, Hausdorff JM, Sosnoff JJ. Frailty in multiple sclerosis: A closer look at the deficit accumulation framework. Mult Scler. 2022 May;28(6):1000-1001. doi: 10.1177/13524585211061332. Epub 2021 Dec 21. PMID: 34931916.

Zanotto T, Galperin I, Mirelman A, Yehezkiyahu S, Estes J, Chen L, Regev K, Karni A, Schmitz-Hübsch T, Paul F, Lynch SG, Akinwuntan AE, Devos H, Hausdorff JM, Sosnoff JJ. Frailty and Falls in People Living With Multiple Sclerosis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 May;103(5):952-957. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.10.025. Epub 2021 Nov 24. PMID: 34838587.

Hsieh KL, Frechette ML, Fanning J, Chen L, Griffin A and Sosnoff JJ (2022). The Developments and Iterations of a Mobile Technology-Based Fall Risk Health Application. Front. Digit. Health 4:828686. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.828686

Mejía ST, Su TT, Lan Q, Zou A, Griffin A, Sosnoff JJ. The Context of Caring and Concern for Falling Differentiate Which Mobile Fall Technology Features Chinese Family Caregivers Find Most Important. J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Apr;41(4):1175-1185. doi: 10.1177/07334648211053857. Epub 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34852205.

Morrison S, Armitano-Lago C, Rynders CA, Sosnoff JJ. Changes in trunk and head acceleration during the 6-minute walk test and its relation to falls risk for adults with multiple sclerosis. Exp Brain Res. 2022 Mar;240(3):927-939. doi: 10.1007/s00221-021-06296-1. Epub 2022 Jan 28. PMID: 35088117.

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