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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 Gait Performance Among Community-Dwelling Senior Women: The Role of Balance Confidence and Executive Functions
Teresa Liu-Ambrose,Lindsay A Katarynych,Maureen C. Ashe,Lindsay S. Nagamatsu,Lindsay S. Nagamatsu,Chun Liang Hsu +5 more
TL;DR: Clinicians may need to consider balance confidence and executive functions in the assessment and rehabilitation of dual-task gait performance among community-dwelling seniors.
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Trunk sway reductions in young and older adults using multi-modal biofeedback
Justin R. Davis,Mark G. Carpenter,Roger Tschanz,Simon Meyes,Daniel Debrunner,Juergen Burger,John H. J. Allum +6 more
TL;DR: Biofeedback intervention significantly changed the angular displacement of the trunk for both young and older participants on a number of balance tasks compared to control treatment and in some cases, biofeedback influenced balance in older adults, but not younger adults.
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Effects of exercise on dual-task ability and balance in older adults: A systematic review
TL;DR: The current body of evidence does not support that exercises used in interventions entail clear and noteworthy benefits on static or dynamic balance improvements during dual-task performance, and innovative measures and exercise programs may need to be developed before efficacious screening and treatment strategies can be used in clinical settings.
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Getting Your Sea Legs
Thomas A. Stoffregen,Fu Chen Chen,Manuel Varlet,Cristina Alcantara,Benoît G. Bardy,Benoît G. Bardy +5 more
TL;DR: This first experimental study of bodily control as maritime novices adapted to motion of a ship at sea evaluated postural activity before and during a sea voyage, and related data onPostural activity to two subjective experiences that are associated with sea travel; seasickness, and mal de debarquement.
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What Links Gait Speed and MCI With Dementia? A Fresh Look at the Association Between Motor and Cognitive Function
TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that the prediction of dementia can be improved by adding the assessment of gait speed, and a new idea that is referred to as motor cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome is introduced.
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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.