Conscious Movement Processing, Fall-Related Anxiety, and the Visuomotor Control of Locomotion in Older Adults | Zendy

Toby J. Ellmers | Zendy; Adam J. Cocks | Zendy; Elmar Kal | Zendy; William R. Young | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Conscious Movement Processing, Fall-Related Anxiety, and the Visuomotor Control of Locomotion in Older Adults

Author(s) -

Toby J. Ellmers,

Adam J. Cocks,

Elmar Kal,

William R. Young

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbaa081

Subject(s) - anxiety , gaze , fear of falling , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , movement (music) , eye movement , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , philosophy , environmental health , neuroscience , psychiatry , psychoanalysis , aesthetics

Older adults anxious about falling will often consciously process walking movements in an attempt to avoid falling. They also fixate their gaze on the present step rather than looking ahead to plan future actions. The present work examined whether conscious movement strategies result in such restricted visual planning.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research