Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults by Barbieri, Fabio Augusto; Vitório, Rodrigo; Santos, Paulo Cezar Rocha dos;

The Role of Aging and Movement Disorders

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Edition number Second Edition 2024
Publisher Springer
Date of Publication 20 February 2025
Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book

ISBN 9783031741227
Binding Hardback
No. of pages663 pages
Size 235x155 mm
Language English
Illustrations 26 Illustrations, black & white; 38 Illustrations, color

Short description:

This book sheds new light on the effects of aging and movement disorders on movement control during walking and postural tasks. Understanding these dynamics is more important than ever as we face a future where the number of older adults is projected to double by 2050. The severity of this framework is exacerbated when aging is accompanied by movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Chorea, Multiple Sclerosis, Dystonia, and Huntington's disease. The book explores how complex interactions between musculoskeletal and neural systems are required for efficient execution of daily activities like walking and maintaining posture.

The chapters in this comprehensive volume address the multifaceted challenges posed by aging and movement disorders in gait and postural control, including innovative rehabilitation strategies and the role of artificial intelligence. Expert contributors examine how environmental, sensorial, motor, cognitive, and individual factors influence locomotor and postural activities. Readers will discover cutting-edge research findings that address critical questions about planning, performance, and impairment in these essential functions. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand and reduce the effects of aging and movement disorders on gait and posture.

This book is an invaluable resource for clinicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, biologists, researchers, health professionals, as well as those involved in physical education and sports medicine. It highlights the mechanisms involved in controlling and planning postural and gait tasks in both neurologically healthy older individuals and those who suffer from movement disorders, offering new perspectives on interventions and technologies designed to improve understanding or delay impairments due to aging or movement disorders on gait and posture. Whether you're a practitioner or researcher in related fields, this book equips you with the essential knowledge to enhance the quality of life for older adults facing these challenges.

Long description:

1.Clinical aspects of movement disorders: effects on walking and posture.- 2.MoBI: Mobile Brain/Body Imaging to understand walking and balance.- 3.How Older Adults can Avoid Falls via Proactive and Reactive Gait Adaptability: A Brief Introduction.- 4.Effects of aging on gait and posture.- 5.Synergic control of action stabilizing vertical posture.- 6.Balance Control in Older Adults.- 7.Gait Stability and Aging.- 8.Visual control of adaptive locomotion and changes due to ageing.- 9.Cognition, Gait Disorders and Fall Risk in Older Individuals.- 10.GAIT INITIATION IN OLDER PEOPLE: CONCEPTS,CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS AND METHODOLOGY.- 11.An overview of the effects of experimentally induced fatigability on walking in aging and Parkinson?s disease.- 12.Parkinson?s Disease and Gait Asymmetry.- 13.Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: balance, gait, and neurophysiological aspects.- 14.Motor and sensory changes in postural control of older adults.- 15.Effects of Vision on Postural Control in Neurologically Healthy Individuals.- 16.FALLS AND POSTURAL CONTROL IN OLDER ADULTS: EFFECTS OF THE PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY.- 17.Fear and Anxiety in Older Adults and its Impact on Postural Control.- 18.Postural control and physical function in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: effects of the physical exercises and the implications for activities of daily living.- 19.Balance Control in People with Parkinson?s Disease.- 20.Postural Control and Somatosensory Information: Effects of Aging and Parkinson?s Disease.- 21.New insights for identifying dynamic postural instability in early stages of Parkinson?s disease.- 22.Mobility and Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: Physical Activity and Exercise Training as Rehabilitation Therapy.- 23.Effects of Physical Activity on Walking in Individuals with Parkinson?s Disease.- 24.Split-belt Treadmill to treat Gait Disorders.- 25.One plus one is more than two: enhanced physical, motor and cognitive gains from simultaneous multicomponent training in older adults.- 26.Exercise and balance in older adults with movement disorders.- 27.Contribution of Virtual Reality (Nintendo Wii)for Exercise Training and Rehabilitation.- 28.Towards context-aware free-living digital biomarkers for gait assessment.- 29.Transcranial direct current stimulation effect on locomotion and posture.- 30.Using mHealth technology to monitor people with Parkinson's disease.- 31.Remote balance and gait assessment via telehealth ? are we ready for this?.- 32.Artificial intelligence to locomotion in movement disorders.- 33.Using mHealth technology to monitor arm-use behavior, gait, and physical activity in stroke survivors.- 34.Mental practice and gait improvements.