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Complex Systems Approach to the Study of Posture and Locomotion in Older People
Pages 3-20
Punto di Riferimento
per Medici e Operatori Sanitari
per Medici e Operatori Sanitari
LIBRERIA STUDIUM
Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults
The Role of Aging and Movement Disorders
Barbieri, Vitório
Editore
Springer
Anno
2017
Pagine
457
ISBN
9783319489797
170,00 €
DA SCONTARE
This book is an attempt to advance the discussion and improve our understanding about the effects of aging and movement disorders on motor control during walking and postural tasks. Despite these activities are performed daily, there is a high requirement of motor and neural systems in order to perform both tasks efficiently. Both walking and posture require a complex interaction of musculoskeletal and neural systems. However, the mechanisms used to control these tasks, as well as how they are planned and coordinated, are still a question of discussion among health professionals and researchers. In addition, this discussion is more interesting when the effects of aging are included in the context of locomotion and the postural control. The number of older individuals is 841 million in 2015, which is four times higher than the 202 million that lived in 1950. Aging causes many motor, sensorial and neural deficits, which impair locomotion and postural control in the elderly. The severity of this framework is worsened when the aging goes along with a movement disorder, such as Parkinson disease, Chorea, Dystonia, Huntington disease, etc.
Therefore, the aim of this book is to highlight the influence of different aspects on planning, controlling and performing locomotion and posture tasks. In attempting to improve current knowledge in this field, invited authors present and discuss how environmental, sensorial, motor, cognitive and individual aspects influence the planning and performance of locomotor and postural activities. The major thrust of the book is to address the mechanisms involved in controlling and planning motor action in neurological healthy individuals, as well as in those who suffer from movement disorders or face the effects of aging, indicating the aspects that impair locomotion and postural control. In addition, new technologies, tools and interventions designed to manage the effects of aging and movement disorders are presented in the book.
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Clinical Aspects of Movement Disorders: Effects on Walking and Posture
Pages 21-31
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Neuropsychological Aspects of Gait Disorders
Pages 33-41
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Gait Stability and Aging
Pages 45-54
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Visual Control of Adaptive Locomotion and Changes Due to Natural Ageing
Pages 55-72
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The Walking Ability in Healthy Older Adults: The Role of Aging and Physical Activity and Its Interface with Agility, Balance, Cognition, and Risk of Falls
Pages 73-90
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Cognition, Gait Disorders, and Fall Risk in Healthy Neurological Older Individuals
Pages 91-114
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Visual Control of Locomotion in People with Parkinson’s Disease
Pages 115-128
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Gait Disturbances in Movement Disorders: A Motor-Cognitive Problem
Pages 129-141
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The Influence of Muscle Fatigue on Walking: The Role of Aging and Parkinson’s Disease
Pages 143-159
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Parkinson’s Disease and Gait Asymmetry
Pages 161-175
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Effects of Physical Activity on Walking in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Pages 177-193
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Older Adults Are Incapable of Changing Sensory-Motor Coupling During Upright Stance with Visual Manipulation and Different Attentional Demands
Pages 197-208
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Contribution of Fingertip Light Touch on Postural Stabilization of Older Adults
Pages 209-218
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Effects of Vision on Postural Control in Neurologically Healthy Individuals
Pages 219-236
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Balance Control in Older Adults
Pages 237-262
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Falls and Postural Stability in Older Individuals: Implications for Activities of Daily Living
Pages 263-277
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Exercise to Maximise Postural Control and Reduce the Risk of Falls in Older Age
Pages 279-290
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Interlateral Asymmetries of Body Balance Control Resulting from Cerebral Stroke
Pages 291-305
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Postural Control and Somatosensory Information: Effects of Aging and Parkinson’s Disease
Pages 307-322
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Exercise and Balance in Older Adults with Movement Disorders
Pages 323-346
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Gait Initiation in Older People: Concepts, Clinical Implications and Methodology
Pages 349-370
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Contribution of Virtual Reality (Nintendo Wii) for Exercise Training and Rehabilitation
Pages 371-384
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Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: Effects on Gait and Postural Control
Pages 385-396
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Using Virtual Reality to Advance the Understanding and Rehabilitation of Gait Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease
Pages 397-416
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The Applicability of Inertial Motion Sensors for Locomotion and Posture
Pages 417-426
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Age-Related Changes in the Neural Control of Standing Balance
Pages 427-444
