Table 1.

Mean percentages of long step strategy for obstacle avoidance

	Late stance	Early swing	Mid-swing
Startle trials	48.0 (44.2)	15.6 (28.4)	9.0 (28.8)
No startle trials	61.7 (38.3)	35.1 (44.0)	11.5 (29.5)

Data are the mean (s.d.) for each phase of the step cycle (Late stance, Early swing and Mid-swing).