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Attention and the control of posture and gait: a review of an emerging area of research
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New clinical assessment methods incorporating dual-task paradigms are helpful in revealing the effect of disease on the ability to allocate attention to postural tasks and appear to be sensitive measures in both predicting fall risk and in documenting recovery of stability.About:
This article is published in Gait & Posture.The article was published on 2002-08-01. It has received 2331 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poison control & Balance (ability).read more
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Effect of a Perturbation-Based Balance Training Program on Compensatory Stepping and Grasping Reactions in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
TL;DR: Perturbation-based training shows promise as an effective intervention to improve the ability of older adults to prevent themselves from falling when they lose their balance.
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Cognitive demands and cortical control of human balance-recovery reactions
Brian E. Maki,William E. McIlroy +1 more
TL;DR: This review is to summarize recent literature pertaining to the cognitive demands and cortical control of balance-recovery reactions, focussing on five emerging sources of evidence.
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Exergaming for balance training of elderly: state of the art and future developments
Mike van Diest,Claudine J. C. Lamoth,J. Stegenga,Gijsbertus Jacob Verkerke,Gijsbertus Jacob Verkerke,Klaas Postema +5 more
TL;DR: This work proposes to quantify the time-varying structure of postural control during gameplay using low-cost sensor systems and unlocks the as of yet untapped potential of exergames as balance training tools for community dwelling elderly.
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Relationships between dual-task related changes in stride velocity and stride time variability in healthy older adults
Véronique Dubost,Reto W. Kressig,Régis Gonthier,Franãçois R. Herrmann,Kamiar Aminian,Bijan Najafi,Olivier Beauchet +6 more
TL;DR: The dual-task related increase of stride time variability was also significantly associated with the attention-demanding task, suggesting some attentional control for the rhythmic stepping mechanism of walking in healthy older adults.
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Walking While Talking: Effect of Task Prioritization in the Elderly
Joe Verghese,Gail Kuslansky,Roee Holtzer,Mindy J. Katz,Xiaonan Xue,Herman Buschke,Marco Pahor +6 more
TL;DR: Changing instructions while maintaining the same cognitive and motor tasks on WWT in older adults result in task prioritization effects.
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The Timed “Up & Go”: A Test of Basic Functional Mobility for Frail Elderly Persons
TL;DR: This study evaluated a modified, timed version of the “Get‐Up and Go” Test (Mathias et al, 1986) in 60 patients referred to a Geriatric Day Hospital and suggested that the timed “Up & Go’ test is a reliable and valid test for quantifying functional mobility that may also be useful in following clinical change over time.
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Predicting the probability for falls in community-dwelling older adults using the Timed Up & Go Test.
TL;DR: The TUG is a sensitive and specific measure for identifying community-dwelling adults who are at risk for falls and the ability to predict falls is not enhanced by adding a secondary task when performing the TUG.
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Motor Control: Theory and Practical Applications
TL;DR: This text bridges the gap between research/theory and practice by focusing on the scientific and experimental basis of new motor control theories by specifically illustrating how recent findings and theories can be applied to clinical practice.
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"Stops walking when talking" as a predictor of falls in elderly people.
TL;DR: This investigation investigated the usefulness of the sign “stops walking when talking” in predicting falls and found that some frail elderly patients stop walking when they start a conversation with a walking companion, presumably because walking demands attention and they stop when they are expected to do two things at once.
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The Effects of Two Types of Cognitive Tasks on Postural Stability in Older Adults With and Without a History of Falls
TL;DR: Results suggest that when postural stability is impaired, even relatively simple cognitive tasks can further impact balance and suggest that the allocation of attention during the performance of concurrent tasks is complex.