Review
Physiology
Xiaorong Bai, Kim Geok Soh, Roxana Dev Omar Dev, Othman Talib, Wensheng Xiao, Kim Lam Soh, Swee Leong Ong, Chenyang Zhao, Ovidiu Galeru, Catalina Casaru
Summary: Aerobic exercise is highly beneficial for the elderly, as it can prevent the loss of strength, mobility, balance, and endurance. Combination of aerobic exercise with other exercises also has positive effects on the physical performance of older adults.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Mingyue He, Tenghong Lian, Peng Guo, Yanan Zhang, Yue Huang, Jing Qi, Jinghui Li, Huiying Guan, Dongmei Luo, Zhan Liu, Weijia Zhang, Zijing Zheng, Hao Yue, Jing Li, Wenjing Zhang, Ruidan Wang, Fan Zhang, Xiaomin Wang, Wei Zhang
Summary: This study explored the nutrition and gait of AD patients and their relationship at different stages. It found that patients at the dementia stage had worse nutritional status and gait performance compared to those at the MCI stage. Poorer nutritional status was associated with higher gait variability in patients at the MCI stage and with poorer gait performance in patients at the dementia stage. Early identification and intervention of patients with nutritional risk or malnutrition may improve gait performance and reduce the risk of falling, cognitive decline, and mortality.
CNS NEUROSCIENCE & THERAPEUTICS
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Susan M. Linder, Ken Learman, Mandy Miller Koop, Debbie Espy, Michael Haupt, Matt Streicher, Sara Davidson, Francois Bethoux, Nathan Nadler, Jay L. Alberts
Summary: Task-specific gait training is recommended for stroke patients, but this study aimed to determine the effects of a forced-rate aerobic exercise intervention on gait velocity and biomechanics without task-specific gait training. Participants underwent 24 sessions of forced-rate aerobic exercise and showed significant improvements in gait velocity and walking distance. Those who experienced a clinically significant change in gait velocity also showed greater improvements in spatiotemporal parameters, ground reaction forces, and power generation. Gait biomechanics were normalized alongside improvements in gait velocity.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philipp Gulde, Heike Vojta, Joachim Hermsdorfer, Peter Rieckmann
Summary: Finger tapping tests have been proven to be a reliable tool for assessing motor performance in multiple sclerosis patients and are closely linked to the severity of the disease. The study showed good inter-trial and inter-session reliability of the tapping test, with significant associations with disability scale scores and the effects of neurological inpatient rehabilitation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Naerton Jose Xavier Isidoro, Fernando Rocha Oliveira, Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of strength exercises for upper and lower limbs on cardiac autonomic modulation in elderly women. The results showed that resistance exercises performed with low-intensity loads and a greater number of repetitions did not significantly affect cardiac autonomic modulation and blood pressure levels, indicating good safety for elderly women.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Maria-Luisa Benitez-Lugo, Carmen Suarez-Serrano, Alejandro Galvao-Carmona, Manuel Vazquez-Marrufo, Gema Chamorro-Moriana
Summary: Aging poses challenges to social and health due to changes in physical and cognitive functions. This study examined the effectiveness of a feedback-based protocol using technology to improve physical and cognitive functions in older adults. The results showed significant improvements in physical variables and memory, suggesting that this intervention can prevent and promote healthy aging.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Julian Madrid, Baptiste Ulrich, Alejandro N. Santos, Brigitte M. Jolles, Julien Favre, David H. Benninger
Summary: This study compared the spatiotemporal parameters of young and elderly healthy adults during 90°, 180°, and 360° turns. The results showed that elderly adults were slower, required more steps and time for larger amplitude turns compared to young adults. Cadence did not differ between age groups or turning amplitudes. The spatial parameters were smaller and temporal parameters enhancing stability were larger in elderly adults, especially for turns with larger amplitudes. The study highlights the importance of considering age-related differences and turning amplitude in rehabilitation protocols for the elderly.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Mohammad Taghi Karimi, Fatemeh Hemmati, Seyed Iman Hosseini, Mohammad Ali Mardani, Reza Fadayevatan
Summary: This study investigated the effects of toe-only rocker sole shoes on gait variability in the elderly. The findings suggest that different rocker angles in toe-only rocker sole shoes do not pose a threat to gait variability in healthy elderly and can be used to facilitate forward progression.
MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jan Adamczyk, Roman Celka, Rafal Stemplewski, Kinga Ceynowa, Janusz Maciaszek
Summary: This study investigated the effect of exercise using the Emil Jaques-Dalcroze's Eurhythmics (JDE) method on the postural stability of women over 65 years of age. The results showed that a 12-week exercise program using the JDE method significantly improved the postural stability of women in terms of accuracy and speed of movements.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Esther Cubo, Alvaro Garcia-Bustillo, Alvar Arnaiz-Gonzalez, Jose Miguel Ramirez-Sanz, Jose Luis Garrido-Labrador, Florita Valinas, Marta Allende, Jeronimo Javier Gonzalez-Bernal, Josefa Gonzalez-Santos, Jose Francisco Diez-Pastor, Maha Jahouh, Jana Arribas, Jose Trejo
Summary: This study aims to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a multidisciplinary telemedicine intervention for reducing falls in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The study will include 76 PD patients, with intervention and control groups, and will evaluate the impact of the intervention on various outcomes to determine its cost-effectiveness.
Article
Neurosciences
Naoto Hida, Masahiro Fujimoto, Toshihiko Ooie, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Summary: The research reveals that footwear fixation significantly affects lower limb joint angle variabilities in the elderly, with less-fixated footwear potentially increasing the risk of falls.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Andreas Skiadopoulos, Nick Stergiou
Summary: This pilot study confirmed the feasibility of sideways walking as an exercise intervention to improve risk-of-falling outcomes in community-dwelling older adults. Most potential participants were initially reluctant to commit to a 6-week intervention, but the desired recruitment rate was achieved after revising the recruitment strategy. Remaining participants demonstrated good adherence to the protocol and showed improvement on most outcomes, with effects sustained at follow-up.
Article
Neurosciences
Khalid Abdul Jabbar, Davynn Gim Hoon Tan, Wei-Ting Seah, Lay Khoon Lau, Benedict Wei-Jun Pang, Daniella Hui-Min Ng, Queenie Lin-Ling Tan, Kexun Kenneth Chen, Mallya Ullal Jagadish, Tze-Pin Ng, Shiou-Liang Wee
Summary: This study aims to explore the relationship between the enhanced gait variability index (EGVI) and cognitive decline, comparing it with gait speed. The results show that EGVI significantly contributes to the performance in the Visuospatial and Delayed Memory domains, while gait speed has a significant impact on the Attention domain. The study suggests that EGVI may serve as a solution for measuring or tracking the relationship between gait variability and cognitive changes.
Article
Neurosciences
Daniel S. Peterson, Allison Moore, Edward Ofori
Summary: In individuals with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, gait outcomes change significantly with fatigue, correlating with general life satisfaction but not perceived fatigue. This suggests performance fatigability during gait could be a target for rehabilitation for individuals with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Article
Neurosciences
Elaheh Azadian, Somayeh Akhlaghi Dadgar, Mahdi Majlesi, Amir Ali Jafarnezhadgero, Mohammad Jalilvand, Mohammad Hasan Bijarchian
Summary: The research found that dual task and executive function training can improve inter-joint coordination during walking in elderly individuals with poor balance, particularly during the loading and mid-stance phases.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yu-Fu Wu, Yu-Ting Huang, Hsing-Kuo Wang, Chung-Chen Jane Yao, Jui-Sheng Sun, Yuan-Hung Chao
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2018)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ray-Yau Wang, Yuan-Li Wang, Fang-Yu Cheng, Yuan-Hung Chao, Chien-Liang Chen, Yea-Ru Yang
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Lun-Ping Hung, Yuan-Hung Chao, Chien-Liang Chen
MOBILE NETWORKS & APPLICATIONS
(2019)
Article
Orthopedics
Wei-Chen Peng, Yuan-Hung Chao, Amy S. N. Fu, Shirley S. M. Fong, Christer Rolf, Hongsen Chiang, Shiyi Chen, Hsing-Kuo Wang
FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Rehabilitation
Pei-Yun Wang, Kao-Shang Shih, Hsiao-Li Ma, Hongsen Chiang, Pei-Yu Chen, Yuan-Hung Chao, Christer Rolf, Hsing-Kuo Wang
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tsung-Yu Chan, Chih-Chia Hsieh, Chien-Liang Chen, Yao-Yi Huang, Chia-Chang Chuang
Article
Clinical Neurology
Chao-Sheng Chang, Ying-Ying Lo, Chien-Liang Chen, Hsin-Min Lee, Wei-Chi Chiang, Ping-Chia Li
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yen-Chun Chiu, Ioannis Manousakas, Shyh Ming Kuo, Jen-Wen Shiao, Chien-Liang Chen
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jing-Shia Tang, Chien-Liang Chen, Chih-Hao Lin, Jui-Ying Feng
Summary: This study examined teachers' risk perception, self-efficacy, response efficacy, and approach to disease prevention during the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. Results showed that teachers with higher risk perception were more likely to adopt disease prevention measures, but had lower self-efficacy. Female teachers, especially older ones teaching at elementary schools, played a key role in implementing disease prevention measures.
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Min-Yu Tu, Hsin Chu, Chung-Yu Lai, Kwo-Tsao Chiang, Chi-Chan Huang, Hsien-Chuan Chin, Yu-Hsin Wen, Chien-Liang Chen
Summary: The study found that yelling intervention significantly reduced symptom severity in motion sickness experiments, but did not have a significant impact on attention test scores. Yelling did not significantly affect heart rate or blood pressure, but decreased the low-frequency component of heart rate variability.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Yueh-Hsia Chen, Cheng-Ya Huang, Wei-An Liang, Chi-Rung Lin, Yuan-Hung Chao
Summary: The study found that long-term scapular-focused exercises combined with conscious control of scapular orientation significantly improved shoulder abduction range of motion, muscle strength, and quality of life in patients with oral cancer. This comprehensive exercise approach showed promising effects on spinal accessory nerve dysfunction.
INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES
(2021)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Jing-Shia Tang, Chien-Liang Chen, Chia-Chang Chuang, Chia-Jung Chen, Jui-Ying Feng
ADVANCES IN HUMAN FACTORS IN TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND LEARNING SCIENCES
(2019)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yu-Ching Tu, Cheng-Chieh Tsai, Hsiu-Rong Cheng
ADVANCES IN HUMAN FACTORS IN TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND LEARNING SCIENCES
(2019)
Proceedings Paper
Sport Sciences
Chi-Wen Lung, Chien-Liang Chen, Yih-Kuen Jan, Li-Feng Chao, Wen-Feng Chen, Ben-Yi Liau
ADVANCES IN HUMAN FACTORS IN SPORTS, INJURY PREVENTION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, AHFE 2017
(2018)
Proceedings Paper
Sport Sciences
Chien-Liang Chen, Chi-Wen Lung, Yih-Kuen Jan, Ben-Yi Liau, Jing-Shia Tang
ADVANCES IN HUMAN FACTORS IN SPORTS, INJURY PREVENTION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, AHFE 2017
(2018)