Acute Effects of a Perturbation-Based Balance Training on Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Dario Martelli (Author), Jiyeon Kang (Author), Federica Aprigliano (Author), Ursula M. Staudinger (Author), Sunil K. Agrawal (Author)
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• Udgivet: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aging is accompanied by an alteration in the capacity to ambulate, react to external balance perturbations, and resolve cognitive tasks. Perturbation-based balance training has been used to induce adaptations of gait stability and reduce fall risk. The compensatory reactions generated in response to...