The effects of age and postural constraints on prehension.

Older adults adapt the execution of complex motor tasks to use compensatory strategies in the reaching-to-grasping (i.e., prehension) movement.

Occlusion of the lower visual field when wearing a facial mask does not compromise gait control when stepping into a hole in older adults.

Visual exproprioception obtained from the lower visual field (LVF) is used to control locomotion on uneven terrain. Wearing a facial mask obstructs the LVF and can compromise gait control. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of occluding the LVF when wearing a facial mask on gait control while walking and stepping into a hole in older adults.

Three days of beam walking practice improves dynamic balance control regardless of the use of haptic anchors in older adults.

Balance deficits during walking increase the risk of falls in older adults. Providing haptic information through anchors improves dynamic balance control, but the benefits of practicing with anchors during walking need to be evaluated. We investigated the effect of practice with haptic anchors in the beam walking task in older adults.