TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Can treadmill slip-perturbation training reduce longer-term fall risk upon overground slip exposure?
JO  - Journal of applied biomechanics
A1  - Lee, Anna
A1  - Bhatt, Tanvi
A1  - Liu, Xuan
A1  - Wang, Yiru
A1  - Wang, Shuaijie
A1  - Pai, Yi-Chung Clive
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The purpose was to examine and compare the longer-term generalization between 2 different practice dosages for a single-session treadmill slip-perturbation training when reexposed to an overground slip 6 months later. A total of 45 older adults were conveniently assigned to either 24 or 40 slip-like treadmill perturbation trials or a third control group. Overground slips were given immediately after initial training, and at 6 months after initial training in order to examine immediate and longer-term effects. The performance (center of mass stability and vertical limb support) and fall percentage from the laboratory-induced overground slips (at initial posttraining and at 6 mo) were measured and compared between groups. Both treadmill slip-perturbation groups showed immediate generalization at the initial posttraining test and longer-term generalization at the 6-month retest. The higher-practice-dosage group performed significantly better than the control group (P <.05), with no difference between the lower-practice-dosage and the control groups at the 6-month retest (P >.05). A single session of treadmill slip-perturbation training showed a positive effect for reducing older adults' fall risk for laboratory-induced overground slips. A higher-practice dosage of treadmill slip perturbations could be more beneficial for further reducing fall risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1065-8483
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jab.2019-0211
ID  - ref1
ER  -