TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Effects of sensorimotor adaptation training on head stability movement control in response to a lateral perturbation in older adults
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Buccello-Stout, Regina R.
A1  - Cromwell, Ronita L.
A1  - Bloomberg, Jacob J.
A1  - Whorton, Elbert B.
SP  - 272
EP  - 289
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
N2  - The goal of this study was to determine if exposure to sensorimotor adaptation training improved head stabilization in older adults. Sixteen participants, aged 66-81 years, were assigned at random to the control group (n=8) or the experimental group (n=8). Both groups first completed six trials of walking a foam pathway consisting of a moveable platform that induced a lateral perturbation during walking. Head-in-space and trunk-in-space angular velocities were collected. Participants from both groups then trained twice per week for 4 weeks. Both groups walked on a treadmill for 20 minutes. The control group viewed a static scene. The experimental group viewed a rotating visual scene that provided a perceptual-motor mismatch. After training, both groups were retested on the perturbation pathway test. The experimental group used a movement strategy that preserved head stabilization compared to the controls (p < 0.05). This training effect was not retained after 4 weeks.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -