Frontiers in public health | 2023 | Xue A, Zeng Z, Wang H, Han J
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[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. 15. Gait Posture. 2023 May;102:86-92. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.03.004. Epub 2023 Mar 11. Age affects the relationships between kinematics and postural stability during gait. Macie A(1), Matson T(1), Schinkel-Ivy A(2). Author information: (1)School of Physical & Health Education, Nipissing University, 100 College Drive, P.O. Box 5002, North Bay, Ontario P1B 8L7, Canada. (2)School of Physical & Health Education, Nipissing University, 100 College Drive, P.O. Box 5002, North Bay, Ontario P1B 8L7, Canada. Electronic address: alisons@nipissingu.ca. BACKGROUND: Past work has identified relationships between postural stability and joint kinematics during balance and sit-to-stand tasks. However, this work has not been extended to a thorough examination of these relationships during gait, and how these relationships change with age. An improved understanding of age-related changes in these relationships during gait is necessary to identify early predictors of gait impairments and implement targeted interventions to prevent functional decline in older adulthood. RESEARCH QUESTION: How does age affect relationships between time-varying signals representing joint/segment kinematics and postural stability during gait? METHODS: Three-dimensional, whole-body motion capture data from 48 participants (19 younger, 29 older) performing overground gait were used in this secondary analysis. Lower extremity joint angles, trunk segment angles, and margins of stability in the antero-posterior and mediolateral directions were subsequently derived. Pairings of angle and margin of stability signals were cross-correlated across the gait cycle. Metrics representing the strength of relationships were extracted from the cross-correlation functions and compared between groups. RESULTS: At the ankle, significant age-related differences were only identified in the mediolateral direction, with older adults' coefficients being of greater magnitude and more tightly clustered, relative to younger adults. Differences were observed in both directions at the hip, with an overall trend of greater-magnitude and more tightly clustered coefficients among younger adults. For the trunk, the groups exhibited coefficients of opposite signs in the antero-posterior direction. SIGNIFICANCE: While overall gait performance was similar between groups, age-related differences were identified in relationships between postural stability and kinematics, with stronger relationships at the hip and ankle for younger and older adults, respectively. Relationships between postural stability and kinematics may have potential as a marker for the early identification of gait impairment and/or dysfunction in older adulthood, and for quantifying the effectiveness of interventions to reduce gait impairment. Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.03.004
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