Christopher McCrum
@chrismccrum.bsky.social
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
Sprints Coach at ASV Köln
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
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Very rewarding to see so many people finding our work helpful! @tombuurke.bsky.social @carolincurtze.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Notes on the margin of stability has made it onto the @jbiomech.bsky.social top cited list 🎉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very rewarding to see so many people finding our work helpful! @tombuurke.bsky.social @carolincurtze.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very rewarding to see so many people finding our work helpful! @tombuurke.bsky.social @carolincurtze.bsky.social
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New paper out on @openmindjournal.bsky.social *
I propose balance is a core biophysical self-regulatory function, organisationally akin to thermo-regulation. Might seem radical off the bat, but by the end of the paper I hope you'll agree it seems pretty obvious.
doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...
I propose balance is a core biophysical self-regulatory function, organisationally akin to thermo-regulation. Might seem radical off the bat, but by the end of the paper I hope you'll agree it seems pretty obvious.
doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...
What is Balance? A Vital Mechano-Regulation Paradigm
Abstract. Within minutes of birth a newborn gnu or giraffe works to stand and walk, asserting postural balance and organised animate behaviour in an apparently goal-directed manner. In contrast, robot...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New paper out on @openmindjournal.bsky.social *
I propose balance is a core biophysical self-regulatory function, organisationally akin to thermo-regulation. Might seem radical off the bat, but by the end of the paper I hope you'll agree it seems pretty obvious.
doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...
I propose balance is a core biophysical self-regulatory function, organisationally akin to thermo-regulation. Might seem radical off the bat, but by the end of the paper I hope you'll agree it seems pretty obvious.
doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...
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Read the latest developments in posture and gait research from our two 2025 early career award winners @chrismccrum.bsky.social and Benjamin Filtjens (not on bluesky). Great work, both! And proud to have you both within our society.
New article: "Perspectives on interdisciplinary posture and gait research from the ISPGR 2025 World Congress: where do we stand and what are the next steps?"
in which Benjamin Filtjens and I share our reflections on this past @ispgr.bsky.social World Congress
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m9It3RoQ8...
in which Benjamin Filtjens and I share our reflections on this past @ispgr.bsky.social World Congress
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m9It3RoQ8...
authors.elsevier.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Read the latest developments in posture and gait research from our two 2025 early career award winners @chrismccrum.bsky.social and Benjamin Filtjens (not on bluesky). Great work, both! And proud to have you both within our society.
New article: "Perspectives on interdisciplinary posture and gait research from the ISPGR 2025 World Congress: where do we stand and what are the next steps?"
in which Benjamin Filtjens and I share our reflections on this past @ispgr.bsky.social World Congress
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m9It3RoQ8...
in which Benjamin Filtjens and I share our reflections on this past @ispgr.bsky.social World Congress
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m9It3RoQ8...
authors.elsevier.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
New article: "Perspectives on interdisciplinary posture and gait research from the ISPGR 2025 World Congress: where do we stand and what are the next steps?"
in which Benjamin Filtjens and I share our reflections on this past @ispgr.bsky.social World Congress
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m9It3RoQ8...
in which Benjamin Filtjens and I share our reflections on this past @ispgr.bsky.social World Congress
authors.elsevier.com/a/1m9It3RoQ8...
Pleased to share the next publication from our PhD candidate Meichan Zhu:
"Validity of accelerometer-based analysis of step time and step time variability during treadmill walking in people with bilateral vestibulopathy"
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"Validity of accelerometer-based analysis of step time and step time variability during treadmill walking in people with bilateral vestibulopathy"
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Validity of accelerometer-based analysis of step time and step time variability during treadmill walking in people with bilateral vestibulopathy
Gait and balance impairments, including increased gait variability, are prevalent in people with bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP). Wearable acceleromete…
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November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Pleased to share the next publication from our PhD candidate Meichan Zhu:
"Validity of accelerometer-based analysis of step time and step time variability during treadmill walking in people with bilateral vestibulopathy"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Validity of accelerometer-based analysis of step time and step time variability during treadmill walking in people with bilateral vestibulopathy"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can anyone point me to an explanation/justification why certain reporting guidelines need to be published in multiple journals simultaneously? I get annoyed by the practice every time I need to cite one.
PS - the "need" to reach a wider audience is not relevant in the age of open access publications
PS - the "need" to reach a wider audience is not relevant in the age of open access publications
October 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Can anyone point me to an explanation/justification why certain reporting guidelines need to be published in multiple journals simultaneously? I get annoyed by the practice every time I need to cite one.
PS - the "need" to reach a wider audience is not relevant in the age of open access publications
PS - the "need" to reach a wider audience is not relevant in the age of open access publications
New preprint from our PhD candidate Liset, describing results that guided key choices in our upcoming trial of fall-resisting skills training for older adults.
One key finding: older adults' perceptions of their stability during perturbations does not align with expert observations!
One key finding: older adults' perceptions of their stability during perturbations does not align with expert observations!
Design Considerations for Technology-assisted Fall-Resisting Skills Training Trials in Older Adults: A Pilot and Feasibility Study https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.03.25337262v1
October 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New preprint from our PhD candidate Liset, describing results that guided key choices in our upcoming trial of fall-resisting skills training for older adults.
One key finding: older adults' perceptions of their stability during perturbations does not align with expert observations!
One key finding: older adults' perceptions of their stability during perturbations does not align with expert observations!
Reposted by Christopher McCrum
Replicability and transparency in physical therapy research: Time to wake up! doi.org/10.1101/2025...
September 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Replicability and transparency in physical therapy research: Time to wake up! doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Pleased to share the third publication from our PhD candidate Meichan Zhu's thesis:
"Dynamic visual acuity in bilateral vestibulopathy and healthy age–sex-matched participants"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Dynamic visual acuity in bilateral vestibulopathy and healthy age–sex-matched participants"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Dynamic visual acuity in bilateral vestibulopathy and healthy age–sex-matched participants - Journal of Neurology
Objectives Dynamic visual acuity (DVA) can be assessed on a treadmill while walking at different speeds and is used to assess people with bilateral vestibulopathy (BVP). However, the effects and inter...
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September 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Pleased to share the third publication from our PhD candidate Meichan Zhu's thesis:
"Dynamic visual acuity in bilateral vestibulopathy and healthy age–sex-matched participants"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"Dynamic visual acuity in bilateral vestibulopathy and healthy age–sex-matched participants"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Just over 1 week to go until the application deadline!
New job vacancy!
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
August 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Just over 1 week to go until the application deadline!
Reposted by Christopher McCrum
Looking for a PhD-student position? Eager to work with advanced rehabtech and scalable augmented-reality solutions for fall-risk assessment and treatment? Learn from a team of scientists, Strolll entrepreneurs & developers and clinicians? Love interacting with older adults in NL & BE? Please apply!
New job vacancy!
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
July 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Looking for a PhD-student position? Eager to work with advanced rehabtech and scalable augmented-reality solutions for fall-risk assessment and treatment? Learn from a team of scientists, Strolll entrepreneurs & developers and clinicians? Love interacting with older adults in NL & BE? Please apply!
Reposted by Christopher McCrum
New job vacancy!
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New job vacancy!
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
New job vacancy!
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New job vacancy!
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social
@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social
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What a week it was at #ISPGR2025 last week!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
July 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What a week it was at #ISPGR2025 last week!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
What a week it was at #ISPGR2025 last week!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
July 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What a week it was at #ISPGR2025 last week!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
It was really special to have so many amazing colleagues productively interacting in our city (with encouragement from @melvynroerdink.bsky.social)! Thanks to all involved in the planning and organisation @ispgr.bsky.social and all who attended!
Reposted by Christopher McCrum
Another busy day for members of our group and collaborators @ispgr.bsky.social #ISPGR2025
Go and say hi!
Go and say hi!
July 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Another busy day for members of our group and collaborators @ispgr.bsky.social #ISPGR2025
Go and say hi!
Go and say hi!
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Proud of colleague @chrismccrum.bsky.social for receiving the well-deserved #ISPGR2025 promising young scientist award! Looking forward to kick off a PhD project with him, Pieter Meyns, and @kennethmeijer.bsky.social in the fall on augmented reality fall-risk assessment and treatment with #Strolll
July 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Proud of colleague @chrismccrum.bsky.social for receiving the well-deserved #ISPGR2025 promising young scientist award! Looking forward to kick off a PhD project with him, Pieter Meyns, and @kennethmeijer.bsky.social in the fall on augmented reality fall-risk assessment and treatment with #Strolll
A busy day for our group! Come and chat! #ISPGR2025 @ispgr.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A busy day for our group! Come and chat! #ISPGR2025 @ispgr.bsky.social
Look out today @ispgr.bsky.social #ISPGR2025 for these presentations with members of our group!
June 30, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Look out today @ispgr.bsky.social #ISPGR2025 for these presentations with members of our group!
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And we’re off with #ISPGR2025 president @kim-delbaere.bsky.social opening a what promises to be exciting conference!
June 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And we’re off with #ISPGR2025 president @kim-delbaere.bsky.social opening a what promises to be exciting conference!
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Meeting friends old and new on #ispgr2025. Hope to connect online as well! @ispgr.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Meeting friends old and new on #ispgr2025. Hope to connect online as well! @ispgr.bsky.social
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Pleased our research group could contribute in a small way (with 1 of 25 replication studies) to this monumental effort led by @jennymurphy2.bsky.social
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research - Sports Medicine
Background The replicability of sports and exercise research has not been assessed previously despite concerns about scientific practices within the field. Aim This study aims to provide an initial es...
link.springer.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Pleased our research group could contribute in a small way (with 1 of 25 replication studies) to this monumental effort led by @jennymurphy2.bsky.social
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Pleased our research group could contribute in a small way (with 1 of 25 replication studies) to this monumental effort led by @jennymurphy2.bsky.social
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research - Sports Medicine
Background The replicability of sports and exercise research has not been assessed previously despite concerns about scientific practices within the field. Aim This study aims to provide an initial es...
link.springer.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Pleased our research group could contribute in a small way (with 1 of 25 replication studies) to this monumental effort led by @jennymurphy2.bsky.social
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A very important project with huge implications both for researchers & practice in sports/exercise science!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Christopher McCrum
Pleasure to collaborate with fellow @jabjournal.bsky.social Associate Editors @chrismccrum.bsky.social and Tanvi Bhatt in writing "A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics". Now available open access: doi.org/10.1123/jab.....
A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics
"A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics" published on 10 Jun 2025 by Human Kinetics.
doi.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Pleasure to collaborate with fellow @jabjournal.bsky.social Associate Editors @chrismccrum.bsky.social and Tanvi Bhatt in writing "A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics". Now available open access: doi.org/10.1123/jab.....