Exercise training can improve spatial characteristics of time-critical obstacle avoidance in elderly people

Human Movement Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 738-748

  Weerdesteyn, Vivian ^a,b,c   Nienhuis, Bart ^b   Duysens, Jacques ^a,b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls prevention; Locomotion; Obstacle avoidance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; KINESIOTHERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; REACTION TIME; SENSORY DEPRIVATION;

EID: 54049149964     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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