Personalized practice dosages may improve motor learning in older adults compared to "standard of care" practice dosages: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Standard dosages of motor practice in clinical physical rehabilitation are insufficient to optimize motor learning, particularly for older patients who often learn at a slower rate than younger patients. Personalized practice dosing (i.e., practicing a task to or beyond one's plateau in performance) may provide a clinically feasible method for determining a dose of practice that is both standardized and individualized, and may improve motor learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether personalized practice dosages [practice to plateau (PtP) and overpractice (OVP)] improve retention and transfer of a motor task, compared to low dose [LD] practice that mimics standard clinical dosages. In this pilot randomized controlled trial (NCT02898701, ClinicalTria

SUBMITTER: Olivier GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397834 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature