The interacting effect of increasing cognitive and motor task demands on performance of gait, balance and cognition in young adults.

The purposes of this study were to: 1) evaluate the effect of walking speed on gait, balance and cognitive task performance and 2) examine the effect of dual task (cognitive load) on gait balance and cognitive task performance. Twenty young healthy adults (24+6 years of age) were recruited and each...

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Main Author: Maharjan, Pramila
Other Authors: Szturm, Tony (Medical Rehabilitation)
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4592