Age-associated differences in the gait pattern changes of older adults during fast-speed and fatigue conditions: Results from the Baltimore longitudinal study of ageing

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 688-694

  Ko, Seung Uk ^a   Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^b,c   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elderly; Exacerbated decline; Gait analysis; Mechanical work expenditure; Medial lateral control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; BALTIMORE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KINETICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

EID: 77958541314     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq113     Document Type: Article

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