Dual-task effects on performance of gait and balance in people with knee pain: a systematic scoping review

Abdallat, Rula, Sharouf, Feras ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-3392, Button, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-9901 and Al-Amri, Mohammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2806-0462 2020. Dual-task effects on performance of gait and balance in people with knee pain: a systematic scoping review. Journal of Clinical Medicine 9 (5) , 1554. 10.3390/jcm9051554

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Abstract

Dual-task paradigms have been increasingly used to assess the interaction between cognitive demands and the control of balance and gait. The interaction between functional and cognitive demands can alter movement patterns and increase knee instability in individuals with knee conditions, such as knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury or osteoarthritis (OA). However, there is no consensus on the effects of dual-task on gait mechanics and balance in those individuals. This systematic scoping review aims to examine the impact of dual-task gait and standing balance on motor and cognitive performance in individuals with knee OA or ACL injury. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE electronic databases up until December 2019 was carried out. Inclusion criteria was limited to include dual-task studies that combined cognitive tasks performed simultaneously with gait or standing balance in individuals with knee OA or ACL injuries. In total, fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria, nine articles examined dual-task effects on balance, and six articles reported the effects of dual-task on gait. The total number of individuals included was 230 individuals with ACL injuries, and 168 individuals with knee OA. A decline in gait and balance performance during dual-task testing is present among individuals with ACL injury and/or ACL reconstruction and knee OA. Further research is required, but dual taking assessment could potentially be used to identify individuals at risk of falling or further injury and could be used to develop targeted rehabilitation protocols. A variety of outcome measures have been used across the studies included, making comparisons difficult. The authors, therefore, recommend developing a standardized set of biomechanical balance variables.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences Medicine Arthritis Biomechanics Bioengineering Centre (ARUKBBC)
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	2077-0383
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Date of First Compliant Deposit:	21 May 2020
Date of Acceptance:	17 May 2020
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2023 09:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/131864

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