dc.contributorUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:29:49Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:29:49Z
dc.date.created2014-05-27T11:29:49Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-01
dc.identifierGait and Posture, v. 38, n. 3, p. 433-437, 2013.
dc.identifier0966-6362
dc.identifier1879-2219
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75765
dc.identifier10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.01.004
dc.identifierWOS:000324283600012
dc.identifier2-s2.0-84880956289
dc.description.abstractHaptic information, provided by a non-rigid tool (i.e., an anchor system), can reduce body sway in individuals who perform a standing postural task. However, it was not known whether or not continuous use of the anchor system would improve postural control after its removal. Additionally, it was unclear as to whether or not frequency of use of the anchor system is related to improved control in older adults. The present study evaluated the effect of the prolonged use of the anchor system on postural control in healthy older individuals, at different frequencies of use, while they performed a postural control task (semi-tandem position). Participants were divided into three groups according to the frequency of the anchor system's use (0%, 50%, and 100%). Pre-practice phase (without anchor) was followed by a practice phase (they used the anchor system at the predefined frequency), and a post-practice phase (immediate and late-without anchor). All three groups showed a persistent effect 15. min after the end of the practice phase (immediate post-practice phase). However, only the 50% group showed a persistent effect in the late post-practice phase (24. h after finishing the practice phase). Older adults can improve their postural control by practicing the standing postural task, and use of the anchor system limited to half of their practice time can provide additional improvement in their postural control. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationGait and Posture
dc.relation2.273
dc.relation1,188
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAnchor system
dc.subjectHaptic information
dc.subjectOlder adults
dc.subjectPostural control
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectanchor system
dc.subjectbody equilibrium
dc.subjectbody posture
dc.subjectcognition
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectgeneral device
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman experiment
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmotor control
dc.subjectnormal human
dc.subjectpostural control
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectstanding
dc.subjecttask performance
dc.titleIntermittent use of an anchor system improves postural control in healthy older adults
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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