Navigating Through a COVID-19 World: Avoiding Obstacles

Individuals with balance and gait problems encounter additional challenges navigating this post-coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) world. All but the best fitting facemasks partially obscure the lower visual field. Facemask use by individuals with balance and gait problems has the potential to furt...

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Published in:Journal of neurologic physical therapy 2021-01, Vol.45 (1), p.36-40
Main Authors: Klatt, Brooke N., Anson, Eric R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Female
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Masks
Masks - adverse effects
Middle Aged
Mobility
N95 Respirators - adverse effects
Physicians
Postural Balance - physiology
Spatial Navigation - physiology
Special Interest
Visual Fields - physiology
Walking
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Summary:Individuals with balance and gait problems encounter additional challenges navigating this post-coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) world. All but the best fitting facemasks partially obscure the lower visual field. Facemask use by individuals with balance and gait problems has the potential to further compromise walking safety. More broadly, as the world reopens for business, balance and gait testing in clinics and research laboratories will also be impacted by facemask use. Here, we highlight some of the challenges faced by patients, clinicians, and researchers as they return to “normal” after COVID-19. Video Abstract is available for insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available athttp://links.lww.com/JNPT/A328).
ISSN:1557-0576
1557-0584
DOI:10.1097/NPT.0000000000000338