Background Cognitive processes are required during walking to appropriately respond to
environmental and task demands. There are now many studies that have used functional …

With about one third of adults aged 65 years and older being reported worldwide to fall each
year, and an even higher prevalence with advancing age, aged-related falls and the …

The increase in the proportion of elderly people in the population is one of the most
remarkable sociodemographic phenomena of the twenty-first century. The number of …

Falls pose a major threat to the well-being and quality of life of older people. Falls can result
in fractures and other injuries, disability and fear and can trigger a decline in physical …

Age-related skeletal muscle atrophy appears to be a muscle group-specific process, yet only
a few specific muscles have been investigated and our understanding in this area is limited …

Objective falls among older adults are common and can have devastating consequences. A
novel task-specific exercise modality, gait adaptability training (GAT), has shown promising …

Abstract Background People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have difficulties adapting their
gait. While underlying neural mechanisms involving the prefrontal cortex (PFC) have been …

Background: Most falls occur during walking and are due to trips, slips or misplaced steps,
which suggests a reduced walking adaptability. The objective of this study was to evaluate …

Background: Walkway and treadmill induced trips have contrasting advantages, for instance
walkway trips have high-ecological validity whereas belt accelerations on a treadmill have …

Objectives To systematically summarize the evidence of gait tests as screening tools for mild
cognitive impairment (MCI). Data Sources Electronic database searches were conducted in …