Development of postural control during gait in typically developing children: The effects of dual-task conditions

被引：65

作者：

Boonyong, Sujitra ^{[1
]}

Siu, Ka-Chun ^{[3
]}

van Donkelaar, Paul ^{[4
]}

Chou, Li-Shan ^{[2
]}

Woollacott, Marjorie H. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Chulalongkorn Univ, Dept Phys Therapy, Fac Allied Hlth Sci, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

[2] Univ Oregon, Dept Human Physiol, Mot Anal Lab, Eugene, OR 97403 USA

[3] Univ Nebraska, Med Ctr, Coll Publ Hlth, Omaha, NE 68198 USA

[4] Univ Oregon, Inst Neurosci, Eugene, OR 97403 USA

来源：

GAIT & POSTURE | 2012年 / 35卷 / 03期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Gait; Gait stability; Dual task; Development of gait; Gait in children; OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE; AGE-DIFFERENCES; PERFORMANCE; LOCOMOTION; ATTENTION; WALKING; LIMB;

D O I：

10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.002

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to investigate the typical development of postural control in younger (5-6 yrs) and older (7-16 yrs) children (YTD and OTD) during two gait tasks, including level walking and obstacle-crossing, using a dual-task paradigm, and to compare the results of the children's performance with that of healthy young adults (HYA). Our findings revealed that gait control in typical children requires attentional resources to maintain stability. Moreover, dual-task interference was less in HYA compared to YTD and OTD. Gait performance decrements in the dual-task context were greater in YTD compared to OTD, whereas cognitive performance decrements in YTD and OTD were similar. In addition, dual-tasking affected cognitive performance more in YTD when gait task difficulty was increased. Results suggest a developmental trend in attentional resources used to control gait in typical children. Postural control during gait under dual-task conditions was improved when children were more mature, as attentional resources increased with age. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：428 / 434

页数：7

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