Obesity and Age Affect Trip Outcome and Severity Following a Laboratory-Induced Trip

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• Personal Author:
  Garman CR ; Madigan ML ; Nussbaum MA
• Description:
  The societal and economic impacts of fall-related injuries in the United States has the potential to escalate as a result of two major demographic trends. First, the prevalence of obesity has increased, from 23 % in 1988-1994 to 34.9 % in 2011-2012. Second, the number of adults over the age of 60 is projected to more than double from 2006 to 2050. These trends are problematic because individuals who are obese and over the age of 65 have elevated risks of falling and sustaining a fall-related injury. Tripping accounts for an estimated 53% of falls among adults aged 65 and older. Balance recovery following a trip is dependent on the successful arrest of the forward rotation of the body. Reducing the trunk angular velocity is crucial in this arrest. Moreover, larger trunk angles can inhibit recovery by interfering with lower limb recovery motions and shifting the body center of mass further from the base of support. Trip recovery has been studied extensively in the older adult population, and it has been found that older adults successfully recover their balance without falling at a lower rate than young adults. Trip recovery in the obese and older obese population has received little attention. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of obesity and age on trip recovery outcome (fall or recovery) and trip severity quantified by peak trunk angle and angular velocity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Age Factors Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Biomechanics Injury Prevention Lower Extremities Obesity Risk Factors Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Weight Factors
• ISBN:
  9780692455999
• Publisher:
  Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Organizing Committee
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053990
• Citation:
  SB3C2015: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, June 17-20, 2015, Snowbird, Utah. Lancaster, PA: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Organizing Committee, 2015 Jun; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  SB3C2015: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, June 17-20, 2015, Snowbird, Utah
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1b574bc968b52db5b18e9b0f3e531c6dca6c99d1f8c8eecafb687cd39744ad0c419dccbec76ad6c3b1c9e3c0facfc05bb6dcd837bc7adb13bd4b78ecaa578b21
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216642/cdc_216642_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.83 MB ]