Time-dependent tuning of balance control and aftereffects following optical flow perturbation training in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Walking balance in older adults is disproportionately susceptible to lateral instability provoked by optical flow perturbations. The prolonged exposure to these perturbations could promote reactive balance control and increased balance confidence in older adults, but this scientific premise has yet to be investigated. This proof of concept study was designed to investigate the propensity for time-dependent tuning of walking balance control and the presence of aftereffects in older adults following a single session of optical flow perturbation training.

Methods

Thirteen older adults participated in a randomized, crossover design performed on different days that included 10 min of treadmill walking with (experimental session) and without (control session) optical fl

SUBMITTER: Richards JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604156 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature