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Contextual Interference Can Facilitate Motor Learning in Older Adults and in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

Ben SidawayPhysical Therapy, Husson University, Bangor, MaineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bradley AlaPhysical Therapy, Aroostook Medical Center, Presque Isle, Maine
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Katherine BaughmanPhysical Therapy, CHANS Home Health, Brunswick, Maine
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Joshua GliddenPhysical Therapy, Results Physical Therapy, Bangor, Maine
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Stephanie CowiePhysical Therapy, Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, Lewiston, Maine
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Ashley PeabodyPhysical Therapy, Maine Veteran's Home, Bangor, Maine
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Darren RoundyPhysical Therapy, Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, Lewiston, Maine
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Jennie SpauldingPhysical Therapy, Russell Park Rehabilitation and Living Center, Lewiston, Maine
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Rebecca StephensPhysical Therapy, Pen Bay Medical Center, Rockport, Maine
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David L. WrightHuman Performance Lab, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Pages 509-518 | Received 11 Jun 2015, Accepted 07 Jan 2016, Published online: 24 Jun 2016

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