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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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Dual-Task Does Not Increase Slip and Fall Risk in Healthy Young and Older Adults during Walking
TL;DR: It is found that, during dual-tasking, healthy individuals adopted cautious gait mode (CGM) strategy that is likely to be an adaptation to minimize attentional demand and decrease slip and fall risk during limited available attentional resources.
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Efficacy of a rubber outsole with a hybrid surface pattern for preventing slips on icy surfaces
TL;DR: Results indicate that the slip-resistance of the hybrid rubber sole on icy surfaces was comparable to conventional anti-slip footwear devices, and should contribute to a decrease in fall accidents.
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Age and CGG-repeat length are associated with neuromotor impairments in at-risk females with the FMR1 premutation
Claudine Kraan,Darren R. Hocking,Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis,Sylvia A Metcalfe,Alison D Archibald,Joanne Fielding,Julian N. Trollor,John L. Bradshaw,Jonathon Cohen,Kim Cornish +9 more
TL;DR: It is indicated for the first time that vulnerability in specific domains of gait control may act as sensitive surrogate markers of future decline in female PM-carriers.
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Balancing the Demands of Two Tasks: An Investigation of Cognitive–Motor Dual-Tasking in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
TL;DR: The relationship between anxiety/depression and dual-task decrement suggests that emotional factors may be contributing toDual-task difficulties, which may contribute to increased risk of gait difficulties and falls.
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Dual-task training for balance and mobility in a person with severe traumatic brain injury: a case study.
Nora E. Fritz,D. Michele Basso +1 more
TL;DR: Addition of cognitive-motor dual-task training to standard physical therapy in the inpatient rehabilitation setting appears to be feasible and may have value for improving function in individuals with severe TBI.
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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.