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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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Mobility and Cognition in Seniors. Report from the 2008 Institute of Aging (CIHR) Mobility and Cognition Workshop
Manuel Montero-Odasso,Louis Bherer,Stephanie A. Studenski,Karen Gopaul,Afua Oteng-Amoako,Sarah Woolmore-Goodwin,Paul Stoole,Jennie Wells,Timothy J. Doherty,Aleksandra Zecevic,David Galinsky,R. Jane Rylett,Jeffrey W. Jutai,Susan W. Muir-Hunter,Mark Speechley,Richard Camicioli +15 more
TL;DR: Despite a consensus that mobility and cognition are increasingly correlated as people age, several gaps in the understanding of mechanisms and how to assess the interaction were recognized.
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Effects of Hearing Loss on Dual-Task Performance in an Audiovisual Virtual Reality Simulation of Listening While Walking.
Sin Tung Lau,Sin Tung Lau,M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller,M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller,Karen Z. H. Li,Gurjit Singh,Jennifer L. Campos,Jennifer L. Campos +7 more
TL;DR: This study provides new knowledge about the effects of ARHL, HA use, and aging on word recognition when individuals also perform a mobility-related task that is typically experienced in everyday life.
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Interaction of age, cognitive function, and gait performance in 50–80-year-olds
TL;DR: Examining the interaction of age, cognitive function, and gait performance during dual-task walking found reduced cognitive function with age makes it difficult for older adults to maintain a normal, rhythmical gait pattern while performing a cognitive task, which may place them at greater risk for falling.
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Conceptual Limitations of Balance Measures for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Poonam Pardasaney,Mary D. Slavin,Robert C. Wagenaar,Nancy K. Latham,Pengsheng Ni,Alan M. Jette +5 more
TL;DR: Existing measures focus on single-task assessment in static environments, underrepresenting postural control demands in daily-life situations involving dynamic changing environments, person-environment interactions, and multitasking.
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Using dual task walking as an aid to assess executive dysfunction ecologically in neurological populations: A narrative review
TL;DR: This narrative review looks at how the task of walking and the inseparable cognitive demands and interference of the surrounding environment are exploited in dual task walking (DTW) paradigms to expose executive dysfunction.
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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.