Correlation of Cognitive Impairment with Functional Mobility & Risk of Fall in Elderly Individuals

Ageing is an integral part of human life. Elderly people are highly prone to mental comorbidities due to ageing of brain; problems associated with physical health, socioeconomic factors such as breakdown of the family support systems and decreased economic independence. Movement emerges from the interactions of the individual, task with its inherent postural demands, and the environment constraints on postural actions. The individual's capacity to meet interacting task and environmental demands determines the person's functional mobility. Cognitive changes occur with ageing, though the relationship between impairment and function are poorly understood. Falling can be attributed to physiological impairments such as muscular weakness, impaired balance, and slowed reaction time but can also be associated with cognitive impairments. Thus, the aim of the present study was to find out the correlation between cognitive impairment with functional mobility and risk of all in elderly individuals.