The Effect of Cognitive Training on Lower Limb Muscular Activity in Older Adults With Balance Impairment During Walking

Authors

  • Amir Ali Jafarnezhadgero Associate professor in Sport Biomechanics, Department of Sport Managements and Biomechanics, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
  • Elaheh Azadian Assistant professor in Motor Behavior, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch, Hamedan, Iran.
Abstract:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two different approaches of dual-task training and executive training on lower limb muscular activity in older adults with balance impairment. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study performed with the pre-test and post-test method. Thirty older adults (age= 73.8±4.6, height= 1.65±0.06, weight= 69.17±12.67) were randomly assigned to one of the three groups: two experimental groups included cognitive dual-task training (CDT; participants did exercises under the dual-task condition with cognitive tasks such as forward counting, simple visual search task, etc) and executive function training (EF; included a mixture of 20 tasks involving working memory tasks, inhibitory and speed of processing tasks) and a control group. Training session lasted 45-min and was held three times a week for eight weeks. Gait muscle activity under single-task and dual-task (DT) conditions was recorded before and after training. Results: during the stance phase of normal walking, the amplitude of EMG activity of right TA muscle in the posttest was about 32% lower than that in the pretest in the CDT group (p=0.011), and no statistically significant change was between pre and post-training in EF and control groups (p>0.05). During the swing phase of DT walking, the amplitude of EMG activity of the right VL muscle in the posttest was about 15.5% higher than that in pretest in the CDT group (p=0.013), and in the right VL muscle during the posttest was lower than that in the pretest in EF group (p=0.01). In the CDT group, right ankle co-contraction during the stance phase in the posttest was statistically different from that in the pretest. In all three groups, muscular EMG asymmetry demonstrated no statistically significant change between pre and post-training measures (p>0.05). Conclusion: Overall, both training groups showed similar muscular activity in the post-test than that pretest; however, in the EF training group, walking velocity, improved more than that in the CDT group. Therefore, because of improving in both walking velocity and muscle activities after EF training, this training mode is suggested for older adults.

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