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Aging, motor skill, and the energy cost of walking: implications for the prevention and treatment of mobility decline in older persons.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Age-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.

Methods

We present a conceptual framework for motor skill in walking, its effect on the energy cost of walking, and the influence of the aging brain.

Results

Motor learning theory and practice can be incorporated into interventions to promote skilled, energy efficient walking in older people.

Conclusions

An 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.

SUBMITTER: VanSwearingen JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4271095 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Aging, motor skill, and the energy cost of walking: implications for the prevention and treatment of mobility decline in older persons.

VanSwearingen Jessie M JM   Studenski Stephanie A SA  

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 20140902 11


<h4>Background</h4>Age-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.<h4>Methods</h4>We present a conceptual framework for motor skill in walking, its effect on the energy cost of walking, and the influence of the aging brain.<h4>Results</h4>Motor learning theory and practice can be incorporated into interventions to promote skilled, energy efficient walkin  ...[more]

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