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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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Attentional deficits affect activities of daily living in dementia-associated with Parkinson’s disease
TL;DR: Ipaired attention is an important determinant of ADL functions in patients with Parkinson’s disease, matching the strength of the effects of motor functions on ADL status.
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Changing the way we work: elevating energy expenditure with workstation alternatives.
TL;DR: A simple taxonomy to facilitate classification and study of workstation alternatives is introduced, the diversity of research undertaken to date related to energy balance is cataloged, and the gaps and opportunities for a research agenda for work station alternatives moving forward are summarized.
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Recurrent falls and dual task-related decrease in walking speed: is there a relationship?
Olivier Beauchet,Cédric Annweiler,Gilles Allali,Gilles Berrut,François R. Herrmann,Véronique Dubost +5 more
TL;DR: To determine whether dual task–related changes in walking speed were associated with recurrent falls in frail older adults, a large number of patients with a history of falls were surveyed.
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Mobility assessment in older people; new possibilities and challenges
Wiebren Zijlstra,Kamiar Aminian +1 more
TL;DR: The potential relevance of new technology for monitoring motor function in older people, thereby specifically focusing on mobility assessment is addressed, with examples of how these techniques can become clinically relevant in the context of fall interventions for older people.
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Inverse relation between postural variability and difficulty of a concurrent short-term memory task
TL;DR: When participants performed the more difficult digit tasks, postural sway was reduced relative to when performing an easy version of the task (few digits), which identified a complex relation between postural control and cognitive or attentional demands.
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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.