Effects of concurrent cognitive task on pre-landing muscle response latency during stepping down activity in older adults with and without a history of falls

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1116-1122

  Tsang, William W N ^a   Lee, Ken Y T ^a   Fu, Amy S N ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Compensation strategy; Dual tasks; Fallers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 51849129623     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701482647     Document Type: Article

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