Geriatric Gait

Yamagishi, Tsuyoshi; Tokuda, Tetsuo

doi:10.2490/jjrm1963.12.97

“…Furthermore, KES is an important factor that affects gait, and similar results were found in previous studies [31,33]. It was considered that visual acuity factors would not strongly affect healthy elderly women's gait, although the measurement condition must be considered.…”

Section: The Combined Effect Of Knee Extension Strength and Visual Acsupporting

confidence: 61%

“…Previous studies [31,33] reported that gait properties of the elderly are characterized by a decrease in step length and an increase in double support time and step width. A decrease in leg strength is closely related to a decrease in walking speed, and it is considered to be a main cause of gait change with age [34,35].…”

Section: The Combined Effect Of Knee Extension Strength and Knee Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, in the bilateral KP group, the inferior KES subjects showed longer double support times than the superior group. An increase in double support time was reported as one of the gait changes that coincides with aging [30,31], and it has been considered that these gait properties in the elderly-which differ from those of younger people-may contribute to their increased walking stability [32]. It was clarified that the elderly with bilateral knee joint pain as well as inferior knee extension strength have inferior gait ability and markedly show these gait properties.…”

Section: The Combined Effect Of Knee Extension Strength and Knee Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Combined effects of knee extension strength, visual acuity, and knee-joint pain on older women’s gait

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2013

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The purpose of this study was to examine the combined effects of knee extension strength (KES), visual acuity (VA), and knee joint pain (KP) on gait in 212 older women. Including, walking speed, cadence, were selected as gait parameters. Knee extension strength was measured by isometric knee extension strength, while knee joint pain and decreased visual acuity were evaluated by subjective judgment. The combine effect of KP and KES factors was examined. Stance time was significantly longer in persons with both-KP than in persons with no KP. In addition, people with superior KES had significantly greater values in walking speed, cadence, and step length, and lower values in stance time and walking angle than those with inferior KES. Furthermore, double support time showed that persons with both-KP have significantly greater values than persons with no or one-KP in the inferior KES group. Also, persons with the inferior KES had significantly greater values in persons with both-KP. The combine effect of KES and VA factors was examined. There are significant differences between the superior and the inferior KES groups. In conclusion, the elderly with both the factors of decreasing KES and both-KP, as compared to the elderly with just one of those factors, have markedly different gait properties.

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“…In overall trends, the superior KES group, compared to the inferior group, had faster walking speed, more cadence, shorter stance time, wider step length, and a smalller walking angle. Previous studies [31,33] reported that gait properties of the elderly are characterized by a decrease in step length and an increase in double support time and step width. A decrease in leg strength is closely related to a decrease in walking speed, and it is considered to be a main cause of gait change with age [34,35].…”

Section: The Combined Effect Of Knee Extension Strength and Knee Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

Combined effects of knee extension strength, visual acuity, and knee-joint pain on older women’s gait

Demura¹

2013

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The purpose of this study was to examine the combined effects of knee extension strength (KES), visual acuity (VA), and knee joint pain (KP) on gait in 212 older women. Including, walking speed, cadence, were selected as gait parameters. Knee extension strength was measured by isometric knee extension strength, while knee joint pain and decreased visual acuity were evaluated by subjective judgment. The combine effect of KP and KES factors was examined. Stance time was significantly longer in persons with both-KP than in persons with no KP. In addition, people with superior KES had significantly greater values in walking speed, cadence, and step length, and lower values in stance time and walking angle than those with inferior KES. Furthermore, double support time showed that persons with both-KP have significantly greater values than persons with no or one-KP in the inferior KES group. Also, persons with the inferior KES had significantly greater values in persons with both-KP. The combine effect of KES and VA factors was examined. There are significant differences between the superior and the inferior KES groups. In conclusion, the elderly with both the factors of decreasing KES and both-KP, as compared to the elderly with just one of those factors, have markedly different gait properties.

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