ReviewThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2014
Aging, motor skill, and the energy cost of walking: implications for the prevention and treatment of mobility decline in older persons.
Review in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04934956 (Locomotor Adaptability for Community Mobility of Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Locomotor Adaptability for Community Mobility of Older Adults: The Role of Gait Automaticity
Who cites it
58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Relationship Between Lower Limb Function and Fall Prevalence in Ambulatory Adults With Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Three Types of Exercise Interventions on Healthy Old Adults' Gait Speed: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2015Pooled it
- Enhancing cognitive and physical performance in older adults through wearable sensor-based interactive cognitive-motor training: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Prefrontal cortex activation while walking did not change but gait speed improved after a randomized physical therapy intervention.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Trial
- Effects of a Physical Therapist Intervention on GPS Indicators of Community Mobility in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2023Trial
- Effects of Prefrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Retention of Performance Gains on an Obstacle Negotiation Task in Older Adults.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2023Trial
- The Association of Mobility Determinants and Life Space Among Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Trial
- Effects of different dual task training on dual task walking and responding brain activation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effect of Timing and Coordination Training on Mobility and Physical Activity Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- The long-term effect of comprehensive geriatric care on gait after hip fracture: the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial--a randomised controlled trial.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016Trial
- Mapping the Multidimensional Link Between Spatiotemporal Gait Features and Metabolic Cost in Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of Sleep Quality With Activity and Participation in Older Adults.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Comparing arm to whole-body motor control disambiguates age-related deterioration from compensation.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Mobility impairment and fall concern predict wayfinding ability in persons with multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2025Article
- Nigrostriatal dopaminergic integrity in relation to prefrontal cortex activity and gait performance during dual-task walking in older adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Association of sensory and motor impairments with dementia: a cross-sectional analysis in US older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Wearable Technologies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older Adults: Systematic Scoping Review and Evidence Map.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- The role of physical activity in mitigating age-related changes in the neuromuscular control of gait.npj aging · 2025Article
- Effect of an Online Mobility Self-Management Program on Walking Speed in Older Adults With Preclinical Mobility Limitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Spatial navigation skills in older adults with and without cognitive impairment.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAge-associated neural changes profoundly affect the biomechanics and energetics of walking, increase energy cost, and require novel approaches to exercise that focus on motor learning theory.
methodsWe present a conceptual framework for motor skill in walking, its effect on the energy cost of walking, and the influence of the aging brain.
resultsMotor learning theory and practice can be incorporated into interventions to promote skilled, energy efficient walking in older people.
conclusionsAn extensive literature on motor skill and motor learning, derived from neuroscience, sports medicine, and neurorehabilitation, can be applied to problems of walking in late life.
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