Participant-Reported Reductions in Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Associated With Variable-Friction Footwear: Retrospective Pre-Post Survey Study

Published on 22.Sep.2026 in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/104177, first published 09.Jun.2026.

; Jennifer Bartloff^{1, 2}

; Sara Prokup^{1, 3}

; Joseph Harris¹

; Anushka Larson⁴

; Tyler Susko^{4, 5}

; Arun Jayaraman^{1, 2, 3, 6}

Sara Nataletti ^{1, 2} , PhD ; Jennifer Bartloff ^{1, 2} , PhD ; Sara Prokup ^{1, 3} , DPT ; Joseph Harris ¹ , PT ; Anushka Larson ⁴ , BS ; Tyler Susko ^{4, 5} , PhD ; Arun Jayaraman ^{1, 2, 3, 6} , PhD

¹ Max Näder Center for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, United States

² Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

³ Technology and Innovation Hub, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, United States

⁴ Cadense, Goleta, CA, United States

⁵ Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

⁶ Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

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