“…Regarding novel compliant flooring systems, Laing and Robinovitch [18] found that medial-lateral postural sway on a SmartCell floor was not different than on a rigid surface for community-dwelling elderly women, and that scores on the Timed Up and Go test (a predictor of fall risk [54][55][56]) were not different for SmartCell, SofTile and a rigid floor condition. Furthermore, Wright and Laing [57] found that the displacement profiles of both the centre of mass (a balance indicator) and the underfoot centre-of-pressure (a balance control variable) were not affected by SmartCell and SofTile floors in community-dwelling elderly women during backwards perturbations. Despite these encouraging findings, further research is needed to ascertain if and how balance control is affected on these floors during activities of daily living for older adults residing in high-risk settings (retirement homes, nursing homes, hospitals) where NCFs are most likely to be installed.…”