Effects of Musculoskeletal and Sensory Degradation Due to Aging on the Biomechanics of Slips and Falls

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• Personal Author:
  Li P ; Lockhart TE ; Smith JL ; Woldstad JC
• Description:
  A laboratory study was conducted to examine the initiation and recovery from foot slips among different age groups utilizing biomechanical parameters, muscle strength, and sensory measurements. Forty two subjects from three age groups (young, middle, and elderly) walked around a circular track at a comfortable pace, while carrying a light load and while unloaded. Slippery floor surfaces were placed on the track over force platforms at random intervals. The results indicated that younger subjects slipped as often as elderly subjects, however, the recovery process of older individuals was much slower and less effective. The ability to successfully recover from a slip (thus preventing a fall) is believed to be affected by lower extremity muscle strength and sensory degradation of the elderly individuals. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Age Factors Aging Biomechanical Phenomena Engineering Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Age-factors Age-groups Analytical-models Analytical-processes Biomechanics Control-technology Engineering-controls Environmental-hazards Injury-prevention Muscle-stress Muscle-tissue Surface-properties Walking-surfaces

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• ISBN:
  0945289138
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  83-86
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  29
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026161
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress, July 30-August 4, 2000, San Diego, California. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2000 Jul; 44(29):83-86
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3061
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19990930
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress, July 30-August 4, 2000, San Diego, California
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0a92b68f3827bcaf7c7b9e19757f30d581c01e0ec9351401bd7a9a9ac7ba7db8e6a224f74ba9db319442a84df673ea41eab05d3db7777ab8bf5540ff1b1a2027
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197217/cdc_197217_DS1.pdf
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