Open AccessTask-Dependent Postural Control Throughout the Lifespan
Author(s) -
Jeffrey M. Haddad,
Shirley Rietdyk,
Laura J. Claxton,
Jessica E. Huber
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
exercise and sport sciences reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1538-3008
pISSN - 0091-6331
DOI - 10.1097/jes.0b013e3182877cc8
Subject(s) - task (project management) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , motor control , motor skill , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , medicine , engineering , systems engineering
Routine activities performed while standing and walking require the ability to appropriately and continuously modulate postural movements as a function of a concurrent task. Changes in task-dependent postural control contribute to the emergence, maturation, and decline of complex motor skills and stability throughout the lifespan.