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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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Exploring attentional focus of older adult fallers during heightened postural threat
TL;DR: As processing worries/disturbing thoughts will likely reduce attentional resources available for effective postural control, this is highlighted as one potential area to target interventions aimed at reducing the likelihood of repeated falling.
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Behavioral data and neural correlates for postural prioritization and flexible resource allocation in concurrent postural and motor tasks
Cheng Ya Huang,Ing Shiou Hwang +1 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest postural prioritization and a structural alternation effect of stance pattern on postural performance, relevant to implicit expansion and selective allocation of central resources for relative task‐loads of a postural‐suprapostural task.
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Listening to action-related sentences impairs postural control.
TL;DR: Tests of differences and Friedman analysis of variance proved that listening to sentences that describe different actions and movements in the first and the third person impairs postural control in comparison with listening to sentence that describe objects of nature and everyday life.
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The effect of dual-task functional exercises on postural balance in adolescents with intellectual disability – a preliminary report
TL;DR: In this article, a study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an original intervention programme of unstable surface dual-task functional exercises on postural stability in adolescents with intellectual disability (ID).
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Paraspinal muscle denervation and balance impairment in lumbar spinal stenosis
TL;DR: Paraspinal denervation correlated highly with static and dynamic balance in symptomatic patients and is recommended for paraspinal mapping, balance assessment, rehabilitation, and follow‐up with the LOS test for symptomatic Patients.
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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.