Lighting and perceptual cues: Effects on gait measures of older adults at high and low risk for falls

BACKGROUND: The visual system plays an important role in maintaining balance. As a person ages, gait becomes slower and stride becomes shorter, especially in dimly lighted environments. Falls risk has been associated with reduced speed and increased gait variability. METHODS: Twenty-four older adult...

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Autores principales: Figueiro, Mariana G, Plitnick, Barbara, Rea, Mary S, Gras, Laura Z, Rea, Mark S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3176147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-11-49

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3176147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-11-49

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