Effects of biofeedback on secondary-task response time and postural stability in older adults

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-528

  Haggerty, Stephanie ^a   Jiang, Liang Ting ^a   Galecki, Andrzej ^a   Sienko, Kathleen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Cognitive load; Older adult; Response time; Vibrotactile feedback

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK; VIBROTACTILE FEEDBACK;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ATTENTION; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; SAMPLING STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859217717     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.10.359     Document Type: Article

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