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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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Who turned the clock? Effects of Manipulated Zeitgebers, Cognitive Load and Immersion on Time Estimation
TL;DR: The effects of manipulated zeitgebers, cognitive load and immersion on time estimation as yet unexplored factors of spatiotemporal perception in IVEs are explored and the implications for the design of near-natural computer-generated virtual worlds are discussed.
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Observing prioritization effects on cognition and gait: The effect of increased cognitive load on cognitively healthy older adults’ dual-task performance
TL;DR: It is suggested that increased cognitive load during a gait and cognitive DT produces more pronounced gait measures of attention-prioritization in cognitively healthy older adults.
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Efeito transiente de exercícios de flexibilidade na articulação do quadril sobre a marcha de idosas
Fabiano Cristopoliski,Thiago Augusto Sarraf,Valério H. Dezan,Clever Luiz Gregolin Provensi,André Luiz Felix Rodacki +4 more
TL;DR: Results showed that immediately after a stretching session, the elderly women presented alterations in the gait pattern in which some variables suggest a reduced risk of fall, and the effects of ageing over some variables were partially reversed.
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The impact of light fingertip touch on haptic cortical processing during a standing balance task
David A. E. Bolton,David A. E. Bolton,William E. McIlroy,W. Richard Staines,W. Richard Staines +4 more
TL;DR: The authors' data show SEP modulation during a standing balance task related to hand contact, which may indicate task-specific regulation of the cortical representation of fingertip afferent input when it is relevant to providing stable cues for static balance control.
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Assessing the Effect of Pedestrians’ Use of Cell Phones on Their Walking Behavior: A Study Based on Automated Video Analysis:
TL;DR: Results show that pedestrians distracted by texting/reading (visually) or talking/listening (auditory) while walking tend to reduce and control their walking speed by adjusting their step length or step frequency, respectively.
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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.