| Active head movements facilitate compensation for effects of prism displacement on dynamic gait. | |
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PMID: 16917166 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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STUDY DESIGN: Four groups, between-subjects study. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of exercise on adaptation of normal subjects who had been artificially spatially disoriented. BACKGROUND: Many patients referred for rehabilitation experience sensory changes, due to age or disease processes, and these changes affect motor skill. The best way to train patients to adapt to these changes and to improve their sensorimotor skills is unclear. Using normal subjects, we tested the hypothesis that active, planned head movement is needed to adapt to modified visual input. METHODS AND MEASURES: Eighty male and female subjects who had normal balance on computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) and the dynamic gait index (DGI), were randomly assigned to four groups. All groups donned diagonally shift lenses and were again assessed with CDP and DGI. The four groups were then treated for 20 min. Group 1 (control group) viewed a video, Group 2 performed exercise that involved translating the entire body through space, but without separate, volitional head movement, Group 3 performed exercises which all incorporated volitional, planned head rotations, and Group 4 performed exercises that involved translating the body (as in Group 2) and incorporated volitional, planned head motion (as in Group 3). All subjects were post-tested with CDP and DGI, lenses were removed, and subjects were retested again with CDP and DGI. RESULTS: The groups did not differ significantly on CDP scores but Groups 3 and 4 had significantly better DGI scores than Groups 1 and 2. CONCLUSIONS: Active head movement that is specifically planned as part of the exercise is more effective than passive attention or head movements that are not consciously planned, for adapting to sensorimotor change when it incorporates active use of the changed sensory modality, in this case head motion. |
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Authors:
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Kim R Gottshall; Michael E Hoffer; Helen S Cohen; Robert J Moore |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation Volume: 16 ISSN: 0957-4271 ISO Abbreviation: J Vestib Res Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-08-18 Completed Date: 2006-11-30 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9104163 Medline TA: J Vestib Res Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 29-33 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Department of Defense Spatial Orientation Center, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA 92134, USA. krgottshall@nmcsd.med.navy.mil |
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Adaptation, Physiological Adult Confusion / rehabilitation* Exercise / physiology* Female Gait / physiology* Head Movements / physiology* Humans Male Posture / physiology Vestibule, Labyrinth / physiology Vision, Ocular / physiology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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DC04167/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS |
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