Introduction and purpose: Balancing is recognized as one of the most important challenges in the aging period. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of dual and single task training on the balance traits of male elderly people. Materials and methods: Twenty elderly subjects who were available and qualified were selected and randomly divided into two groups of 10, includi...

Objectives: The present study aimsed to examine the reliability of forceplate parameters under both single and dual task conditions and in different levels of postural difficulty. Methods & Materials: The healthy elderly+65, were assessed with aone-week interval, with a random combination of three levels of postural difficulty (i.e., standing on a rigid surface with eyes open, standing on a ...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of dual task training including balance sit-to-stand and cognitive exercises on postural control of sit to stand of elderly women with a history of falling. 15 elderly women were randomly divided into control (n=7) and experimental (n=8) groups. Participants implemented training protocol for four weeks in both experimental (balance ...

Introduction: Auditory processing disorder (APD) is a type of abnormal perceptual processing of auditory information within the central auditory nervous system that could be influenced by cognitive factors, such as attention. Attention is one of most important cognitive functions in the development of learning in children, so it is important to recognize and evaluate a variety of attention defi...

Introduction and purpose: The ability of the elderly to maintain balance during cognitive activity changes. Given the importance of recognizing the nature of the balance disorder among the elderly and the importance of verbal commands in rehabilitating such disorders, the purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of Dual Task and Focus of Attention Intervention on Balance in El...

Background and Objective: The purpose of this study was the evaluation of visuospatial task performance in elderly patients with and without Alzheimer's disease using the dual task. Materials and Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental and between subjects and within subjects design was used in it. The 23 subjects (11 females and 12 males) with an age range of 62 to 81 years 13 patients w...

Objective: Stuttering is a speech disorder that occurs with frequent and abnormal disruptions in speech, such as sound repetition, sound prolongation, and sound or airflow blockage. Although various hypotheses and factors have been introduced including cognitive and linguistic factors, the etiology of stuttering has not been fully understood. According to the vicious circle hypothesis, increase...