Lower Limb Control and Mobility Following Exercise Training

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• Personal Author:
  Kim S ; Lockhart T
• Description:
  The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of 8-week balance or weight training on ankle joint stiffness and limb stability for older adults, furthermore, on outcomes of slips while walking. Eighteen older adults volunteered for the study and randomly were assigned to the three groups, such as, weight, balance, or control group. While walking on a walking track, three-dimensional posture data were sampled and ankle joint stiffness and limb stability were computed to evaluate the effects of training. 2 (pre and post) × 3 (weight, balance, and control) × 2 (dominant and non-dominant legs) mixed factor repeated ANOVA was performed. The results indicated that only balance training group showed an improvement in joint stiffness and both the training groups showed improvements in limb stability. Also, fall frequency results suggested that joint stiffness and limb stability had an effect on the likelihood of slip-induced falls. In conclusion, training can facilitate improvements in joint and limb control mechanism for older adults contributing to an improvement in the likelihood of slip-induced falls. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Aging Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: Joint Stiffness Biomechanics Exercise Falls Limb Mobility Lower Extremities Slips, Trips, And Falls Stability STF Training

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• ISSN:
  1743-0003
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• 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:
  15
• Volume:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055431
• Citation:
  J Neuroeng Rehabil 2012 Feb; 9:15
• Contact Point Address:
  Sukwon Kim, Department of Physical Education, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-City, South Korea
• Email:
  rockwall@jbnu.ac.kr
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8e45508ca4ac768ee5831e3784b29555c28c2d12b12c52e16f76e6493ac2ceb34a7771af598b54f5b8a622d19852269f298ab0dc872f493a69d7fa1e4d7fd31
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213288/cdc_213288_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.51 MB ]