A pilot study: Effect of a novel dual-task treadmill walking program on balance, mobility, gaze and cognition in community dwelling older adults

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dc.contributor.authorNayak, Akshata
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBrousseau, Geri (Clinical Health Psychology) Barclay, Ruth (Physical Therapy)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorSzturm, Tony (Physical Therapy)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-31T16:11:51Z
dc.date.available2015-08-31T16:11:51Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.disciplineCollege of Rehabilitation Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractA growing body of literature suggests that aging causes restrictions in mobility, gaze, and cognitive functions, increasing the risk of falls and adverse health events. A novel Dual-Task Treadmill walking (DT-TW) program was designed to train balance, gaze, cognition, and gait simultaneously. Eleven healthy community-dwelling older adults (age 70-80 yrs) were recruited to play a variety of computer games while standing on a sponge surface and walking on a treadmill. Data on centre of pressure (COP) excursion for core balance, spatio-temporal gait variability parameters, head tracking performances, and neuropsychological tests were collected pre and post intervention. A significant improvement in balance, gaze, cognition, and gait performance was observed under dual-task conditions. The study thus concludes that DT-TW is a novel intervention program which combines interactive games with exercises to train dual-task abilities in community dwelling older adults.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30691
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectTreadmill Rehabilitation Platform (TRP)en_US
dc.subjectUseful Field of View (UFOV)en_US
dc.subjectRehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectComputer-gamesen_US
dc.subjectHead tracking performanceen_US
dc.subjectSpatio-temporal gait parametersen_US
dc.subjectDual-task treadmill walkingen_US
dc.subjectExecutive functionen_US
dc.subjectCore balanceen_US
dc.titleA pilot study: Effect of a novel dual-task treadmill walking program on balance, mobility, gaze and cognition in community dwelling older adultsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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