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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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How does explicit prioritization alter walking during dual-task performance? Effects of age and sex on gait speed and variability.
Galit Yogev-Seligmann,Yael Rotem-Galili,Anat Mirelman,Ruth Dickstein,Nir Giladi,Jeffrey M. Hausdorff +5 more
TL;DR: Even among young adults, the effects of secondary, cognitive tasks on gait speed are strongly influenced by prioritization, suggesting that there is an age-associated decline in the ability to flexibly allocate attention to gait.
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Effect of an unstable shoe construction on lower extremity gait characteristics.
TL;DR: The unstable shoe produced changes and trends in kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic characteristics that seemed to be advantageous for the locomotor system.
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Association of executive function and performance of dual-task physical tests among older adults: analyses from the InChianti study
Antonia K. Coppin,Anne Shumway-Cook,Jane S. Saczynski,Kushang V. Patel,Alessandro Ble,Luigi Ferrucci,Jack M. Guralnik +6 more
TL;DR: Overall, the results showed that the cost associated with the addition of a challenge to the basic walking task differs by executive function and the nature of the task.
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Force Platform Balance Measures as Predictors of Indoor and Outdoor Falls in Community-Dwelling Women Aged 63–76 Years
TL;DR: Force platform balance tests provide valid information of postural control that can be used to predict fall risk even among older people without apparent balance problems or fall history, when the force platform is not available.
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Role of the prefrontal cortex in human balance control.
TL;DR: P perturbation-related cortical activation is investigated using a functional near-infrared spectroscopic system and it is presumed that prefrontal involvement may be relevant to adequate allocation of visuospatial attention.
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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.