Relationship between stair ambulation with and without a handrail and centre of pressure velocities during stair ascent and descent

Reid, Susan A.; Novak, Alison C.; Brouwer, Brenda; Costigan, Patrick A.

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.07.008

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“…These findings seem inconsistent with those by Reid et al (2011) who found that stair ascending is slower than descending; however the somewhat contradictory result may be due to the time for boarding and alighting in this study being measured to include movement to and from seats. There is also greater variability associated with alighting, reflecting the various anticipatory strategies employed, especially by the older passengers.…”

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“…However, despite this high percentage for the younger passengers, there is still a significant difference based on a Chi-square test for independence (with Yates Continuity Correction), χ²(1, n=328) = 30.53, p < .001, phi = .31. Using a handrail is a compensatory strategy to mitigate disability and increase stability (Reid et al 2011). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…when ascending steps), and it also helps as a device to prevent falls after a misstep or slip. Handrails have been also described as a multipurpose tool that provides both physical and psychological support (Reid et al 2011). …”

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“…38 Nevertheless, 75% of falls on stairs occur during descent 39 and a higher degree of fear of falling was reported during descent than during ascent. 40 It is sensible that older people who have certain chronic diseases such as joint conditions, neurologic disorders, and cognitive impairment might have an increased risk of falls and also initiate an act more slowly to protect their head during a fall. Avoiding stairs may be a better way to prevent fall-induced TBIs.…”

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Risk Factors for Traumatic Brain Injuries During Falls in Older Persons

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Cheng

Chien

et al. 2015

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

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“…The merging of the two tasks (a fl uid strategy) requires standing on one leg while the body continues to move vertically, which is a challenging feat of balance 3) . The stair-climbing task requires the ability to push the CoM forward and upward using the trailing leg while maintaining balance on the standing leg [26][27][28] , which represents a similar requirement to that in the STW task. No signifi cant correlation was found between the FI and FMA of the upper/lower extremities, despite the wide variation in FI values, suggesting good adaptation of motor control after stroke that was not affected by severity of the motor defi cit in the lower extremities.…”

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Sit-to-walk Task in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients: Relationship between Movement Fluidity and the Motor Strategy in Initial Contact

Osada¹,

Yamamoto

Fuchi³

et al. 2015

J Jpn Phys Ther Assoc

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As most stroke patients generally spend a lot of time sitting in chairs or lying on bed due to their disability 1,2) , many occasions require them to start walking rapidly and safely from the sitting position; for example, answering the telephone or going to the restroom. In cases of healthy normal subjects, the sit-to-walk (STW) task constitutes fl uid merging of a discrete task (rising from the chair) and a rhythmic task (walking) 3) . Stroke, however, impairs the fl uidity of body movements during the STW task 4) . Because fl uidly merging the sit-to-stand task with the initiation of walking requires a control system to exploit the inertial characteristics of both tasks 3) , most patients with stroke have difficulty executing the STW task [4][5][6][7][8] , even though they can start walking smoothly from the standing position. Therefore, the STW task carries a high risk of fall for patients with stroke 7) . Malouin et al. developed the fl uidity index (FI) as a further specifi c index of the STW movement for assessing fl uidity of the STW task in patients with stroke 4,8) . Because the FI is calculated using horizontal body velocity after seat-off, high FI values indicate successful merging of the sit-to-stand and gait-initiation tasks. As horizontal body velocity in STW is impaired to various degrees after stroke, and because this index enables quantitative evaluation of the fl uidity of STW, FI is the gold standard indicator for STW in not only patients with stroke, but also healthy elderly individuals [9][10][11][12] .

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Relationship between stair ambulation with and without a handrail and centre of pressure velocities during stair ascent and descent

Cited by 44 publications

References 23 publications

An observational comparison of the older and younger bus passenger experience in a developing world city

An observational comparison of the older and younger bus passenger experience in a developing world city

Risk Factors for Traumatic Brain Injuries During Falls in Older Persons

Sit-to-walk Task in Hemiplegic Stroke Patients: Relationship between Movement Fluidity and the Motor Strategy in Initial Contact

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