dc.contributor.advisor | Viggiano, Davide | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Travaglio, Michele | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Cacciola, Giovanna | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Di Costanzo, Alfonso | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-29T13:47:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-29T13:47:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Viggiano D, Travaglio M, Cacciola G, Di Costanzo A. Effect of Backward Walking on Attention: Possible Application on ADHD. Translational Medicine @ UniSa 2015, 11(9):48-54 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2239-9747 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10556/1651 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.14273/unisa-455 | |
dc.description.abstract | The human requires attentive effort as
assessed in dual-task experiments. Consistently, an
attentive task can modify the walking pattern and a
attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
is accompanied by gait modifications. Here we
investigated the relationships between backward
walking and attentive performances in ADHD
children (n=13) and healthy age-, height and weight
matched controls (n=17). We evaluated the
attentive/impulsive profile by means of a Go/No-Go
task and the backward and forward gait parameters
by step length, cadence and Froude number.
Moreover, to test the causal relationship between
attention and gait parameters, we trained children to
walk backward. The training program consisted of
10 min backward walking session, thrice a week for
two months. Results showed a significant negative
correlation between Froude number during backward
walking and reaction time in the Go/No-Go test.
Besides, after training with backward walking
control children increased their cadence by 9.3% and
their Froude number by 17% during backward
walking. Conversely, ADHD children did not modify
their walking parameters after training, and showed a
significant reduction in their number of errors in the
Go/No-Go task (-49%) compared to the score before
the training. These data suggest that specific physical
training with attention-demanding tasks may
improve attentive performance. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | P. 48-54 | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.source | UniSa. Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo | en_US |
dc.subject | Froude number | en_US |
dc.subject | Gait analysis | en_US |
dc.subject | Motor control | en_US |
dc.subject | ADHD | en_US |
dc.subject | Attention | en_US |
dc.title | Effect of Backward Walking on Attention: Possible Application on ADHD | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |