Proof of Concept of Novel Visuo-Spatial-Motor Fall Prevention Training for Old People

Abstract

Falls in the geriatric population are one of the most important causes of disabilities in this age group. Its consequences impose a great deal of economic burden on health and insurance systems. This study was conducted by a multidisciplinary team with the aim of evaluating the effect of visuo-spatial-motor training for the prevention of falls in older adults. The subjects consisted of 31 volunteers aged 60 to 92 years who were studied in three groups: (1) A group under standard physical training, (2) a group under visuo-spatial-motor interventions, and (3) a control group (without any intervention). The results of the study showed that visual-spatial motor exercises significantly reduced the risk of falls of the subjects.

Cognitive and Motor Capacities Are Poorly Correlated with Agility in Early Pubertal Children: Gender-Stratified Analysis

“…Additionally, Scanlan et al (2014) state that cognitive abilities, especially response time and decision-making, have been consistently identified as key factors in reactive agility performance in adolescent basketball players [17]. These findings are further supported by Zwierko et al (2022), who found that the complex reaction time, which belongs to perceptual capacities, significantly contributes to reactive agility in young male volleyball players [24,25]. Despite the huge amount of studies declaring cognitive abilities as an important factor influencing reactive agility performance, our research did not confirm these findings.…”