Alterations in gait speed and age do not fully explain the changes in gait mechanics associated with healthy older women

Gait and Posture

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 586-592

  Alcock, L ^a   Vanicek, N ^b   O'Brien, T D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gait mechanics; Healthy ageing; Speed

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875590497     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Faulkner J.A., Larkin L.M., Claflin D.R., Brooks S.V. Age-related changes in the structure and function of skeletal muscles. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 2007, 34:1091-1096.
2. Prince F., Corriveau H., Hebert R., Winter D.A. Gait in the elderly. Gait and Posture 1997, 5:128-135.
3. Kang H.G., Dingwell J.B. Effects of walking speed, strength and range of motion on gait stability in healthy older adults. Journal of Biomechanics 2008, 41:2899-2905.
4. DeVita P., Hortobagyi T. Age causes a redistribution of joint torques and powers during gait. Journal of Applied Physiology 2000, 88:1804-1811.
5. Kerrigan D.C., Todd M.K., Della Croce U., Lipsitz L.A., Collins J.J. Biomechanical gait alterations independent of speed in the healthy elderly: evidence for specific limiting impairments. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1998, 79:317-322.
6. Bendall M., Bassey E., Pearson M. Factors affecting walking speed of elderly people. Age and Ageing 1989, 18:327-332.
7. Chung M.J., Wang M.J.J. The change of gait parameters during walking at different percentage of preferred walking speed for healthy adults aged 20-60 years. Gait and Posture 2010, 31:131-135.
8. Winter D.A. Foot trajectory in human gait: a precise and multifactorial motor control task. Physical Therapy 1992, 72:45-53.
9. Kerrigan D.C., Lee L.W., Collins J.J., Riley P.O., Lipsitz L.A. Reduced hip extension during walking: healthy elderly and fallers versus young adults. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2001, 82:26-30.
10. Butler A.A., Menant J.C., Tiedemann A.C., Lord S.R. Age and gender differences in seven tests of functional mobility. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6:31-39.
11. Judge J.O., Davis R.B., Ounpuu S. Step length reductions in advanced age: the role of ankle and hip kinetics. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 1996, 51:M303-M312.
12. Lelas J.L., Merriman G.J., Riley P.O., Kerrigan D.C. Predicting peak kinematic and kinetic parameters from gait speed. Gait and Posture 2003, 17:106-112.
13. Leiper C.I., Craik R.L. Relationships between physical activity and temporal-distance characteristics of walking in elderly women. Physical Therapy 1991, 71:791-803.
14. Monaco V., Rinaldi L.A., Macri G., Micera S. During walking elders increase efforts at proximal joints and keep low kinetics at the ankle. Clinical Biomechanics 2009, 24:493-498.
15. Teixeira-Salmela L.F., Nadeau S., Milot M.H., Gravel D., Requiao L.F. Effects of cadence on energy generation and absorption at lower extremity joints during gait. Clinical Biomechanics 2008, 23:769-778.
16. La Croix A.Z., Newton K.M., Leveille S.G., Wallace J. Healthy aging. A women's issue. Western Journal of Medicine 1997, 167:220-232.
17. Blake A.J., Morgan K., Bendall M.J., Dallosso H., Ebrahim S.B.J., Arie T.H.D., et al. Falls by elderly people at home - prevalence and associated factors. Age and Ageing 1988, 17:365-372.
18. Cappozzo A., Catani F., Della Croce U., Leardini A. Position and orientation in space of bones during movement: anatomical frame definition and determination. Clinical Biomechanics 1995, 10:171-178.
19. Eng J.J., Winter D.A. Kinetic analysis of the lower limbs during walking: what information can be gained from a three-dimensional model?. Journal of Biomechanics 1995, 28:753-758.
20. Cook R.D., Weisberg S. Residuals and influence in regression 1982, Chapman and Hall, New York.
21. Myers R. Classical and modern regression with applications 1990, Duxbury Press Belmont, California.
22. Berry W.D., Feldman S. Multiple regression in practice 1994, Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, CA.
23. Jonsson E., Seiger A., Hirschfeld H. One-leg stance in healthy young and elderly adults: a measure of postural steadiness?. Clinical Biomechanics 2004, 19:688-694.
24. LaRoche D.P., Millett E.D., Kralian R.J. Low strength is related to diminished ground reaction forces and walking performance in older women. Gait and Posture 2011, 33:668-672.
25. Lord S.R., Menz H.B. Physiologic, psychologic, and health predictors of 6-minute walk performance in older people. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002, 83:907-911.
26. Wert D.M., Brach J., Perera S., VanSwearingen J.M. Gait biomechanics, spatial and temporal characteristics, and the energy cost of walking in older adults with impaired mobility. Physical Therapy 2010, 90:977-985.
27. Lamoureux E.L., Sparrow W., Murphy A., Newton R.U. Differences in the neuromuscular capacity and lean muscle tissue in old and older community-dwelling adults. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2001, 56:M381-M385.
28. Lewis C.L., Ferris D.P. Walking with increased ankle pushoff decreases hip muscle moments. Journal of Biomechanics 2008, 41:2082-2089.
29. Rubenstein L.Z., Josephson K.R., Trueblood P.R., Loy S., Harker J.O., Pietruszka F.M., et al. Effects of a group exercise program on strength, mobility, and falls among fall-prone elderly men. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2000, 55:M317-M321.
30. Tzelgov J., Henik A. Suppression situations in psychological research: definitions, implications, and applications. Psychological Bulletin 1991, 109:524-536.