Background The prevalence of balance and gait deficits increases with age and is
associated with the increased incidence of falls seen in the elderly population; these falls …

In addition to being a prerequisite for many activities of daily living, the ability to maintain
steady upright standing is a relevant model to study sensorimotor integrative function …

Background Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury and death among older adults.
One of three adults over the age of 65 years falls annually. As the size of elderly population …

Multisensory integration (MSI) is the integration by the brain of environmental information
acquired through more than one sense. Accurate MSI has been shown to be a key …

Previous studies of motor learning have described the importance of cognitive processes
during the early stages of learning; however, the precise nature of these processes and their …

Simultaneous performance of a postural and a concurrent task is rather unproblematic as
long as the postural task is executed in an automatic way. However, in situations where …

Context An effective application of biofeedback for interventions in older adults with balance
and mobility disorders may be compromised due to co-morbidity. Objective To evaluate the …

As we age, there is a wide range of changes in motor, sensory, cognitive, and temporal
processing due to alterations in the functioning of the central nervous and musculoskeletal …

The utilization of commercially available virtual reality (VR) environments has increased
over the last decade. Motion sickness that is commonly reported while using VR devices is …

We implemented a virtual reality system to quantify differences in the use of visual feedback
to maintain balance during walking between healthy young (n= 12, mean age: 24 years) and …