Effect of Walking Training on Artificial Cobblestone Mats on Gait Spatio-Temporal Parameters for the Elderly Women
| Main Authors: | Naemi Kia, Malihe, Gholami, Amin |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6563286 |
Daftar Isi:
- The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks walking training on cobblestone mats on spatio-temporal parameters for the elderly women. Twenty community-dwelling elderly women, aged 65-80, eligible to participate in the study, were randomly allocated to an experimental group (n=10) or a control group (n=10). Experimental group trained walking on artificial cobblestone-mats for 12 weeks, 3 sessions per week. Zebris Gait Analyzing System was used for measuring Balance indices during gait in pre and posttests. Mixed ANOVA test revealed a significant effect of time-group interaction (P<0.05). We used the paired samples T test to compare the mean test scores before (pre-test) and after (post-test) intervention in each group. Independent t test was also used to evaluate the differences in means between experimental and control groups in pre and posttest. Results showed a significant difference between pre and posttests mean scores of cadence, stride length, gait velocity, variability of velocity for experimental group (P<0.05) not in control group (P>0.05).Between group analysis showed that there were significant differences between posttest mean scores in two groups in cadence, stride length, gait velocity and variability of velocity (P<0.05).We concluded the 12 week walking training on artificial cobblestone-mat effects on risk factors of falls during walking in elderly.