Associations between Tactile Sensory Threshold and Postural Performance and Effects of Healthy Aging and Subthreshold Vibrotactile Stimulation on Postural Outcomes in a Simple Dual Task

Specific activities that require concurrent processing of postural and cognitive tasks may increase the risk for falls in older adults. We investigated whether peripheral receptor sensitivity was associated with postural performance in a dual-task and whether an intervention in form of subthreshold...

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Main Authors: Marius Dettmer, Amir Pourmoghaddam, Beom-Chan Lee, Charles S. Layne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9797369