Falls and injuries related to falls constitute a large problem in the United States with 25-30% of adults over the age of 65 yrs falling annually. Of these, greater than 50% occurred during walking or some type of locomotion. The purposes of this study were to characterize the relationship between postural control and gait variability in older adults with and without a falls history, and to explore how executive function affects both postural control and gait variability as it relates to falling.
