Laboratory review: The role of gfait analysis in seniors' mobility and fall prevention

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 256-264

  Bridenbaugh, Stephanie A ^a   Kressig, Reto W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attention; Dual task; Falls; Gait analysis; Gait impairment; Motor control

Indexed keywords

GALANTAMINE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ATTENTION; BALANCE DISORDER; COGNITION; DANCING; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELDERLY CARE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TAI CHI; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNSTEADINESS; VERBALIZATION; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WALKING SPEED; WORKING MEMORY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 79955472487     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322194     Document Type: Review

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