Open AccessImpact of Cognitive Training on Balance and Gait in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Renae L. Smith-Ray,
Susan L. Hughes,
Thomas Prohaska,
Deborah M. Little,
Donald A. Jurivich,
Donald Hedeker
Publication year - 2013
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/gbt097
Subject(s) - gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , balance (ability) , cognition , cognitive training , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , psychology , cognitive intervention , medicine , neuroscience , surgery
Cognitive processing plays an important role in balance and gait and is a contributing factor to falls in older adults. This relationship may be explained by the fact that higher order cognitive functions such as executive functions are called upon while walking. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a cognitive training intervention leads to significant improvements on measures of balance and gait.
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