Effects of Dual Tasks on Balance Ability in Patients with Cerebellar AtaxiaEffects of Dual Tasks on Balance Ability in Patients with Cerebellar Ataxia
- Other Titles
- Effects of Dual Tasks on Balance Ability in Patients with Cerebellar Ataxia
- Authors
- 강방수; 박진훈
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- 대한물리치료학회
- Keywords
- Cerebellar ataxia; Attention; Balance
- Citation
- 대한물리치료학회지, v.27, no.5, pp.292 - 298
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 대한물리치료학회지
- Volume
- 27
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 292
- End Page
- 298
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/94892
- ISSN
- 1229-0475
- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of dual tasks on balance and postural control during standing in patients with cerebellar ataxia (CA). It was hypothesized that CA patients would exhibit different sway characteristics of the center of mass (COM) depending on the complexity of the secondary cognitive tasks compared with normal control subjects.
Methods: A total of 8 patients with CA and age-matched healthy control subjects participated in this study. They were instructed to perform two balance tasks (non-dual and dual movement) with 3 different complexity of dual tasks. Range, variability, and velocity of COMs were measured.
Results: According to the results CA patients showed deficits in balance and postural control with increased dual-task complexity during the static balance task in saggital sway movements. However, there was no significant difference in static balance in frontal sway. With higher difficulty in the cognitive task, CA patients took longer to stabilize their body center, while normal control subjects showed no change between conditions. In addition, CA patients had a greater COM resultant velocity during recovery in the dual-task condition compared with the single-task condition. These findings indicate that CA patients had defendable compensatory strategies in performing dual tasks.
Conclusion: In conclusion, CA patients appeared to manage the priority to balance and postural control. Particularly in a situation with a postural threat such as when potential consequences of the loss of stability increase, they appeared to prioritize the control of balance and posture over the performance of the secondary task.
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