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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 Learning to Use a Mobility Aid on Gait and Cognitive Demands in People with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: Part II - 4-Wheeled Walker.
Susan W. Hunter,Alison Divine,Humberto Omana,Walter Wittich,Keith D. Hill,Andrew M. Johnson,Jeffrey D. Holmes +6 more
TL;DR: Learning to use a 4-wheeled walker is cognitively demanding and any additional tasks increases the demands, further adversely affecting gait, which results in a decrease in gait velocity that is greatest in adults with AD.
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Effects of a dual-task training on dynamic and static balance control of pre-frail elderly: a pilot study
Viviane Ribeiro Targino,Aline do Nascimento Falcão Freire,Ana Carolina Patrício de Albuquerque Sousa,Nícia Farias Braga Maciel,Ricardo Oliveira Guerra +4 more
TL;DR: The dual-task performance had no additional value in relation to the improvement of balance in general, but it is observed that the effectiveness of visual stimulation seems to occur in the maintenance of short-term balance variables.
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The effects of aging on haptic 2D shape recognition.
TL;DR: The image-mediation model can explain adult-age differences in haptic recognition, particularly if the role of working memory in forming the transient visual image is considered, and suggest that sensorimotor skills thought to rely on peripheral processes for the most part are critically constrained by age-related changes in central processing capacity in later adulthood.
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The Effects of a Nintendo Wii Exercise Intervention on Gait in Older Adults
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of interactive video games with biofeedback to reduce fall risk has been explored, and the results showed that both groups significantly improved velocity, stride length, cadence, swing time, and decreased double support time.
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Quality of standing balance in community-dwelling elderly: Age-related differences in single and dual task conditions
TL;DR: Age did not seem to influence significantly the decline in the quality of standing balance triggered by performing a concurrent cognitive task, however, older age was consistently associated with poorer standing balance, both in single and in dual task conditions.
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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.