Exploring the Roles of Central and Peripheral Nervous System Function in Gait Stability: Preliminary Insights from Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Impairments in central and/or peripheral nervous systems are known to be associated with altered gait; however, the interplay between cognitive function, peripheral sensation, and orbital gait stability remains largely unclear. Elucidating these relationships is expected to provide a clearer understanding of potential fall risk factors across various populations and targets for novel interventions. Many patients diagnosed with cancer are treated with chemotherapy agents known to be neurotoxic to the central and/or peripheral nervous systems that can contribute to movement deficiencies, making this population a novel model to investigate these relationships.

Research question

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate how central and peripheral nervou

SUBMITTER: Monfort SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594171 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature