Effects of dual-task switch exercise on gait and gait initiation performance in older adults: Preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Uemura, Kazuki ^a   Yamada, Minoru ^b   Nagai, Koutatsu ^b   Tateuchi, Hiroshige ^b   Mori, Shuhei ^b   Tanaka, Buichi ^c   Ichihashi, Noriaki ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tenri Yorodu Soudansho Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attention; Balance; Elderly; Fall; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL TASK SWITCH EXERCISE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT INITIATION PERFORMANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STEADY STATE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84857065326     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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