Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load
Aims: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of walking speed and cognitive load on learning gait stability in younger and older adults. Materials and Methods: Ten adults (five males and five females) and ten elderly (five males and five females) were healthy volunteers without a history of...
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| author | Masoud Mirmoezzi Mahdi Namazizadeh Heydar Sadeghi Fariba Mohammadi |
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| description | Aims: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of walking speed and cognitive load on learning gait stability in younger and older adults. Materials and Methods: Ten adults (five males and five females) and ten elderly (five males and five females) were healthy volunteers without a history of falls. He was asked to do three tasks on a treadmill with speed (preferred, fast, and slow) with/without cognitive load. The gait-stability ratio (GSR) for each of the above conditions was calculated in terms of both younger and older adults. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to examine the mean differences at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The results showed that the cognitive performance score decreases with increasing speed. Moreover, at faster and slower speeds than prefer speed with/without cognitive load, GSR is higher, and this value was observed more in elderly than in adults (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The elderly, through different walking strategies, especially the lowering phase, provide more double support while walking, so that they will fall less with increasing steadiness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ab8750e69cd477da08b4a07b1b5a0fd2023-12-02T22:09:56ZengKashan University of Medical SciencesInternational Archives of Health Sciences2383-25682019-01-016314114610.4103/iahs.iahs_20_19Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive loadMasoud MirmoezziMahdi NamazizadehHeydar SadeghiFariba MohammadiAims: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of walking speed and cognitive load on learning gait stability in younger and older adults. Materials and Methods: Ten adults (five males and five females) and ten elderly (five males and five females) were healthy volunteers without a history of falls. He was asked to do three tasks on a treadmill with speed (preferred, fast, and slow) with/without cognitive load. The gait-stability ratio (GSR) for each of the above conditions was calculated in terms of both younger and older adults. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to examine the mean differences at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The results showed that the cognitive performance score decreases with increasing speed. Moreover, at faster and slower speeds than prefer speed with/without cognitive load, GSR is higher, and this value was observed more in elderly than in adults (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The elderly, through different walking strategies, especially the lowering phase, provide more double support while walking, so that they will fall less with increasing steadiness.http://www.iahs.kaums.ac.ir/article.asp?issn=2383-2568;year=2019;volume=6;issue=3;spage=141;epage=146;aulast=MirmoezziDual-taskelderlystabilitywalking speed |
| spellingShingle | Masoud Mirmoezzi Mahdi Namazizadeh Heydar Sadeghi Fariba Mohammadi Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load International Archives of Health Sciences Dual-task elderly stability walking speed |
| title | Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load |
| title_full | Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load |
| title_fullStr | Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load |
| title_short | Stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load |
| title_sort | stability while walking is affected by walking speed and cognitive load |
| topic | Dual-task elderly stability walking speed |
| url | http://www.iahs.kaums.ac.ir/article.asp?issn=2383-2568;year=2019;volume=6;issue=3;spage=141;epage=146;aulast=Mirmoezzi |
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