Balance Control During Walking in the Older Adult: Research and Its Implications | Zendy

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Balance Control During Walking in the Older Adult: Research and Its Implications

Author(s) -

Marjorie H. Woollacott,

PeiFang Tang

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.1093/ptj/77.6.646

Subject(s) - balance (ability) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , control (management) , psychology , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence

In this article, we highlight the unique nature of balance control during walking in humans. A control framework, including proactive and reactive balance control, is introduced to lay out age-related changes in different balance control mechanisms during walking. Clinical implications that may be useful for clinicians for assessment and treatment of balance problems that occur during walking are also discussed.

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