Practicing recovery from a simulated trip improves recovery kinematics after an actual trip

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• Personal Author:
  Bieryla KA ; Madigan ML ; Nussbaum MA
• Description:
  The goal of this study was to determine if practicing recovery from a simulated trip improved the ability of older adults to recover from an actual trip. Twelve healthy older adults ranging in age from 63 to 83 years were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. Each group performed one trip before and one trip after an intervention. The experimental group received trip recovery training on a modified treadmill while the control group walked on a treadmill for 15 min. Compared to the control group, the experimental group showed greater reduction in maximum trunk angle (p=0.027) and time to maximum trunk angle (p=0.043), as well as increased minimum hip height (p=0.020). Although the results showed beneficial effects of trip recovery training on actual trip recovery, future studies should explore the ability to retain improvements over extended periods. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Aging Biomechanical Phenomena Men Mental Health Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: Falls Biomechanics Humans Intervention Older Adults Posture Psychology
• ISSN:
  0966-6362
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  208-213
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043285
• Citation:
  Gait Posture 2007 Jul; 26(2):208-213
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael L. Madigan, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology, Mail Code 0219, Blacksburg, VA 24061
• Email:
  mlm@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040915
• Source Full Name:
  Gait and Posture
• End Date:
  20100630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:151ebeab89c01410be053f42ee72d3453dfc2a730aba199447ec23b0d0355cc6f107249127b13177881bd7d9d3aba24ae5b39e4e0753da754141c5630ecacd6b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195217/cdc_195217_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 169.78 KB ]