A three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic comparison of overground and treadmill walking in healthy elderly subjects

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Ein dreidimensionaler kimematischer und kinetischer Vergleich des Gangs von gesunden, älteren Probanden auf Boden und Laufband
Autor:Watt, Jaclyn R.; Franz, Jason R.; Jackson, Keith; Dicharry, Jay; Riley, Patrick O.; Kerrigan, D. Casey
Erschienen in:Clinical biomechanics
Veröffentlicht:25 (2010), 5, S. 444-449, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online)
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0268-0033, 1879-1271
DOI:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.09.002
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201008006477
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Abstract

Background: Instrumented treadmills offer a number of advantages for the biomechanical analysis of elderly gait, yet it is unclear how closely treadmill gait approximates overground gait. Although studies have indicated that the kinematics and kinetics of overground and treadmill gait are very similar in young adults, it still needs to be determined whether data collected in elderly adults during treadmill walking can be generalized to overground gait. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to compare the three-dimensional kinematics and kinetics of treadmill gait to overground gait in a group of healthy elderly subjects. Methods: Three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic data for 18 healthy, nondisabled elderly subjects, age 65-81 years, were collected for speed-matched overground and treadmill walking conditions. Findings: Overall, the kinematics and kinetics of gait during treadmill and overground walking in the elderly had very similar patterns. However, during treadmill walking elderly subjects showed greater cadence, smaller stride length and stride time as well as reductions in the majority of joint angles, moments and powers when compared to overground walking. Interpretation: The large increase in cadence suggests that an effective method of acclimation to treadmill walking still needs to be determined. Because of the differences, we believe that in order for instrumented treadmills to become a suitable tool for research and training purposes in healthy elderly, subjects must be adequately acclimated to the treadmill. Verf.-Referat