Evidence of an association among age-related changes in physical, psychomotor and autonomic function

Abstract

the association between heart rate variability and coordination suggests concurrent aging of autonomic and psychomotor function.

Age-Dependent Autonomic Changes Following Immersion in Cool, Neutral, and Warm Water Temperatures

“…Previous research has shown that HRV declines with aging, and other studies have demonstrated a slowing of physiologic responses across the age span (Boutcher, Cotton, Nurhayati, Craig, & McLaren, 1997;De Meersman & Stein, 2007;Fukusaki, Kawakubo, & Yamamoto, 2000;Leicht, Allen, & Hoey, 2003;Stein, Ehsani, Domitrovich, Kleiger, & Rottman, 1999;Ueno, Hamada, & Moritani, 2002;Wood, Hondzinski, & Lee, 2003). We saw little of this reduced responsiveness in our older subject group.…”

Physical Activity Level and Physical Functionality in Nonagenarians Compared to Individuals Aged 60-74 Years

“…Tests of physical function in older individuals have gained popularity as alternatives to traditional laboratory measures of physical fitness (7). These tests have a number of advantages because they evaluate the ability to perform activities of daily living, provide more information on functional impairment, are less susceptible to floor and ceiling effects, and are applicable to a wider range of age and fitness levels than are more traditional fitness tests (7)(8)(9).…”

“…These tests have a number of advantages because they evaluate the ability to perform activities of daily living, provide more information on functional impairment, are less susceptible to floor and ceiling effects, and are applicable to a wider range of age and fitness levels than are more traditional fitness tests (7)(8)(9). The Reduced Continuous Scale-Physical Function Performance Test (CS-PFP10) is an adaptation of the full CS-PFP designed by Cress and colleagues (9) and is used in several physical domains and applied to a broad spectrum of abilities.…”

Implementation of Vision-based Object Tracking Algorithms for Motor Skill Assessments

“…The Soda Pop Coordination test is usually administered before and after some training regimen to demonstrate how an action has improved a person's abilities [42], [43], [44]. It can also be administered to monitor coordination skills and then compared to or used to create standardized scores [37], [45]. Examples of before and after testing include a study to identify the effects of a 10 week Tai-Chi-Soft-Ball training on the physical functional health of Chinese adults [43], a 5 week study on second graders to identify the effect of 20-30 minutes of sport-stacking on handeye coordination and reaction time [42], and a study on the effect of a weight-bearing and water-based exercise program on osteopenic women [44].…”

“…Examples of before and after testing include a study to identify the effects of a 10 week Tai-Chi-Soft-Ball training on the physical functional health of Chinese adults [43], a 5 week study on second graders to identify the effect of 20-30 minutes of sport-stacking on handeye coordination and reaction time [42], and a study on the effect of a weight-bearing and water-based exercise program on osteopenic women [44]. Examples of using standardized scores include a study on the elderly, which showed the relationship between heart rate variability and coordination [45].…”