The effect of virtual visual scene inclination transitions on gait modulation in healthy older versus young adults-A virtual reality study.

ABSTRACT: Bipedal locomotion requires body adaptation to maintain stability after encountering a transition to incline walking. A major part of this adaptation is reflected by adjusting walking speed. When transitioning to uphill walking, people exert more energy to counteract gravitational forces pulling them backward, while when transitioning to downhill walking people break to avoid uncontrolled acceleration. These behaviors are affected by body-based (proprioception and vestibular) cues as well as by visual cues. Since older age adversely affects walking, it is unclear whether older adults rely on vision during locomotion in a similar manner to younger individuals. In this study, we tested whether the influence of visual cues on these walking speed modulations in healthy older adults (60-75 year

SUBMITTER: Benady A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616833 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature