Age-related differences in center of pressure measures during one-leg stance are time dependent

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Altersbezogene Unterschiede bei Druckmittelpunktmessungen beim einbeinigen Stand sind zeitabhängig
Autor:Parreira, Rodolfo B.; Boer, Marcela C.; Rabello, Lucas; Souza P. Costa, Viviane de; Oliveira, Eros de; Silva, Rubens A. da
Erschienen in:Journal of applied biomechanics
Veröffentlicht:29 (2013), 3, S. 312-316, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (Datenträger)
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:1065-8483, 1543-2688
DOI:10.1123/jab.29.3.312
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201401000245
Quelle:BISp

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in center of pressure (COP) movement in four time intervals (5, 10, 15 and 30 s) during a one-leg stance test performed by young and elderly adults. Twelve young adults (mean 20 years) and 12 elderly subjects (mean 68 years) participated in this study. The subjects performed three 30 s trials of an eyes open one-leg stance test on a force platform, in which the COP parameter was computed at four points in time from same original COP signal. Significant differences were found between the young and elderly adults (P < .007) only at the 10, 15 and 30 s intervals. For both groups, COP changes were significantly different between the 5 s time interval and other intervals (10, 15 and 30 s). In conclusion, these results pointed out that age-related difference in COP changes were time dependent. This suggests that the use of longer durations increases the possibility of distinguishing more subtle differences in postural strategy among different groups of subjects. Verf.-Referat