POSTURAL CONTROL IN HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-200
Author(s):  
K. W. OʼConnor ◽  
P. J. Loughlin ◽  
M. S. Redfern ◽  
P. J. Sparto
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

Intermittent use of an “anchor system” improves postural control in healthy older adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena de Bem Zavanella Freitas ◽  
Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro ◽  
Renato Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Anchor System

Impact of Attentional Loading and Task Constraints on Postural Control of Healthy Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-25
Author(s):  
Eryk Przysucha ◽  
Brontë A. Vollebregt ◽  
Carlos Zerpa
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Cognitive Task ◽  
Quiet Standing ◽  
Support Surface ◽  
Task Constraints ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Practical Standpoint ◽  
Support Surfaces ◽  
Attentional Tasks

Postural control is attention demanding, and it may be jeopardized when a secondary cognitive task is involved, particularly for older adults. The magnitude of this interference depends on different individual (perceptuo-motor status), task (single vs. dual tasking), and environmental constraints (support surface). The purpose of this research was to examine if older adults may be affected by various types of secondary cognitive tasks, while maintaining quiet standing on different support surfaces. In line with conceptual models, the results indicated that postural control of older adults was compromised when they were required to dual-task, especially when the support surface was challenging. This was a robust finding across all the measures of COP. In regards to the degree to which different attentional tasks affected postural control, the results remained equivocal. From a practical standpoint, the results indicated that older adults should exhibit caution when simultaneously performing a balance and a cognitive task involved particularly when the surface is unsteady.

scholarly journals HoppingExercise Training Improves Postural Control in Healthy Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (5S) ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
Toshiaki Nakatani ◽  
Kazufumi Terada ◽  
Koji Kawakami ◽  
Kazuki Kino ◽  
Mika Imai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

scholarly journals Effects of a Modified Tap Dance Program on Ankle Function and Postural Control in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6379
Author(s):  
Qianwen Wang ◽  
Yanan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Center Of Pressure ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Plantar Flexion ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Tap Dance ◽  
Ankle Function

Older adults are at a high risk of falling due to age-related degradations in physical fitness. This study aimed to examine the effects of a modified tap dance program (MTD) on ankle function and postural control in older adults. Forty-four healthy older adults (mean age = 64.1 years, with 9 men) were recruited from local communities and were randomly divided into the MTD group and the control (CON) group. The MTD group received 12 weeks of MTD training 3 times per week for 30 min per session. Outcomes were measured using the five times sit-to-stand test (FTSST) for ankle strength, the universal goniometer for ankle range of motion, and the Footscan® to trace the center of pressure. Results revealed significant improvements in FTSST in the MTD group (mean difference = 1.01), plantar flexion (left = 9.10, right = 10.0). In addition, the MTD group displayed significantly more improvements at midtest than the CON group in FTSST (mean difference = 1.51) and plantar flexion (mean difference: left = 6.10; right = 4.5). Therefore, the MTD can be an effective exercise program for ankle function improvement, but it has limited effects on improving postural control among healthy older adults.

scholarly journals Water Immersion Affects Episodic Memory and Postural Control in Healthy Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. E1-E6
Author(s):  
Eadric Bressel ◽  
Talin J. Louder ◽  
Adam C. Raikes ◽  
Sushma Alphonsa ◽  
Anastasia Kyvelidou
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

Is Kinect Training Superior to Conventional Balance Training for Healthy Older Adults to Improve Postural Control?

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariann Sápi ◽  
Andrea Domján ◽  
Anna Fehérné Kiss ◽  
Sándor Pintér
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

scholarly journals Comparison between the effects of exergame intervention and traditional physical training on improving balance and fall prevention in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Chen ◽  
Yuan Zhang ◽  
Zhenxiang Guo ◽  
Dapeng Bao ◽  
Junhong Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Balance Control ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Dose Effect ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

Abstract Objective Physical training (PT, e.g., Tai Chi and strength training) has been demonstrated to improve balance control and prevent falls. Recently, exergame intervention (EI) has emerged to prevent falls by enhancing both physical and cognitive functions in older adults. Therefore, we aim to quantitatively assess and compare the effects of PT and EI on the performance of balance control and fall prevention in healthy older adults via meta-analysis. Methods A search strategy based on the PICOS principle was used to find the publication in the databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE. The quality and risk of bias in the studies were independently assessed by two researchers. Results Twenty studies consisting of 845 participants were included. Results suggested that as compared to PT, EI induced greater improvement in postural control (sway path length, SMD = − 0.66, 95% CI − 0.91 to − 0.41, P < 0.001, I2 = 0%; sway speed, SMD = − 0.49, 95% CI − 0.71 to − 0.27, P < 0.001, I2 = 42%) and dynamic balance (SMD = − 0.19, 95% CI − 0.35 to − 0.03, P = 0.02, I2 = 0%) in healthy older adults. The EI with 90–119 min/week for more than 8-week significantly reduced falls. Subgroup analyses revealed that exergames, which were designed by the two principles of repeatedly performing diversified tasks and gradually increase the difficulty of the task, induced significant effects in improving balance control and falls prevention respectively (P = 0.03, P = 0.009). In addition, intervention that combines EI and PT induced significant improvement in postural control (P = 0.003). Conclusion The exergame intervention, especially the combination of EI and PT, is a promising strategy to improve balance control and reduce falls in healthy older adults. Future studies with rigorous design, larger sample size, and follow-up assessments are needed to further assess the effectiveness of diverse exergame interventions in fall prevention and to quantify the “dose-effect” relationship, as well as the carry-over effect of such intervention, which will ultimately help optimize the rehabilitative strategies to improve balance control and prevent falls.

scholarly journals Mastoid vibration affects dynamic postural control during gait in healthy older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Hung Chien ◽  
Mukul Mukherjee ◽  
Jenny Kent ◽  
Nicholas Stergiou
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

Partner-Specific Communication Deficits in Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Eun Jin Paek ◽  
Si On Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Referential Communication ◽  
Sorting Task ◽  
Audience Design ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Communication Task ◽  
Design Skills ◽  
Referential Expressions

Purpose Speakers adjust referential expressions to the listeners' knowledge while communicating, a phenomenon called “audience design.” While individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) show difficulties in discourse production, it is unclear whether they exhibit preserved partner-specific audience design. The current study examined if individuals with AD demonstrate partner-specific audience design skills. Method Ten adults with mild-to-moderate AD and 12 healthy older adults performed a referential communication task with two experimenters (E1 and E2). At first, E1 and participants completed an image-sorting task, allowing them to establish shared labels. Then, during testing, both experimenters were present in the room, and participants described images to either E1 or E2 (randomly alternating). Analyses focused on the number of words participants used to describe each image and whether they reused shared labels. Results During testing, participants in both groups produced shorter descriptions when describing familiar images versus new images, demonstrating their ability to learn novel knowledge. When they described familiar images, healthy older adults modified their expressions depending on the current partner's knowledge, producing shorter expressions and more established labels for the knowledgeable partner (E1) versus the naïve partner (E2), but individuals with AD were less likely to do so. Conclusions The current study revealed that both individuals with AD and the control participants were able to acquire novel knowledge, but individuals with AD tended not to flexibly adjust expressions depending on the partner's knowledge state. Conversational inefficiency and difficulties observed in AD may, in part, stem from disrupted audience design skills.

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