The Effects of Age on Gait Parameters During Adjustment

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• Personal Author:
  Lockhart TE ; Spaulding JM
• Description:
  Further understanding causes and characteristics of slip and fall accidents may aid in prevention of severe injuries and fatalities that result from these accidents. Moreover, understanding mechanisms associated with gait adjustment across a known slippery surface may help in proactively avoiding slips and falls. This study involved examination gait parameter characteristics of the lower extremities during different walking conditions. This study consisted of exposing 14 younger and 14 older participants to controlled slippery conditions safely, while studying normal and adjusted gait characteristics (friction requirement, heel contact velocity, and step length). First, a baseline measure was done to study normal gait prior to any exposure to slipping. A second measure was done following a slip from a contaminated floor surface, but before the initiation of a second slip. The results indicate that there are significant gait parameter differences between younger and older individuals. Findings suggest that older individuals require an additional step to properly adjust gait for a contaminated walking surface. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Biomechanical Phenomena Demography Ergonomics Laboratories Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Age-factors Age-groups Biomechanics Demographic-characteristics Floors Human-factors-engineering Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Laboratory-testing Statistical-analysis Surface-properties Walking-surfaces

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• ISBN:
  0945289227
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027115
• Citation:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2003 Oct; :1136-1140
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Special Populations
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ffd455714c3fc9e24ef38777a917e3a485112d81360d63101ea93f760344aaa403a2748619fd358992f254027a06ec2df390b9399e598d26e525ad45f7ef208a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197461/cdc_197461_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 676.69 KB ]