Background fear of falling is common in older adults and can have a profound influence on a
variety of behaviours that increase fall risk. However, fear of falling can also have potentially …

Although prosthetic hand rejection rates remain high, evidence suggests that effective
training plays a major role in device acceptance. Receiving training early in the …

Research with athletes and coaches has found that attentional focus strategies are more
complex than using an internal or external focus exclusively. Recently Becker et al.[2020 …

Safe stair negotiation is an everyday task that children with developmental coordination
disorder (DCD) are commonly thought to struggle with. Yet, there is currently a paucity of …

It has been suggested that implicit motor learning via dual-task or analogy training during
gait rehabilitation may yield better outcomes in older adults by reducing the propensity for …

Objectives Older adults anxious about falling will often consciously process walking
movements in an attempt to avoid falling. They also fixate their gaze on the present step …

Research highlights the detrimental effect that directing too much conscious attention toward
movement can have on postural control. While this concept has received support from many …

Background Recent decades have seen increased interest in how anxiety–and associated
changes in conscious movement processing (CMP)–can influence the control of balance …

This study examined stepping accuracy, gaze behavior, and state-anxiety in children with
(N= 21, age M= 10.81, SD= 1.89) and without (N= 18, age M= 11.39, SD= 2.06) …

Previous literature shows the beneficial effects of an external focus of attention on various
sports skills in young adults. The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the effects …