The effect of a cognitive-motor intervention on voluntary step execution under single and dual task conditions in older adults: A randomized controlled pilot study

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 175-184

  Pichierri, Giuseppe ^a   Coppe, Amos ^a   Lorenzetti, Silvio ^a   Murer, Kurt ^a   de Bruin, Eling D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dance; Exercise; Fall prevention; Video game

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE MOTOR EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; VOLUNTARY STEP EXECUTION; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DANCING; EPISODIC MEMORY; FALLING; GAIT; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWITZERLAND;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DANCING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SWITZERLAND; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84871675559     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S32558     Document Type: Article

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