Motor and cognitive deficits limit the ability to flexibly modulate spatiotemporal gait features in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Dance-based therapies are an emerging form of movement therapy aiming to improve motor and cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairments (MCIs). Despite the promising effects of dance-based therapies on function, it remains unclear how age-related declines in motor and cognitive function affect movement capacity and influence which movements and rhythms maximize dance therapy efficacy. Here, we evaluated the effects of age and MCI on the ability to accurately modulate spatial (i.e., joint kinematics), temporal (i.e., step timing), and spatiotemporal features of gait to achieve spatial and temporal targets during walking. Methods: We developed novel rhythmic movement sequences-nine spatial, nine temporal, and four spatiotemporal

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032222 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature