The Effect of Torsional Shoe Flexibility on Gait and Stability in Children Learning to Walk
| Autor: | Andrew P. Kraszewski, Melanie A. Buckland, Jocelyn F. Hafer, Cherri S. Choate, Corinne M. Slevin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty Flexibility (anatomy) Computer science Stability (learning theory) Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Walking Barefoot Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Pliability Gait technology industry and agriculture Infant Equipment Design Biomechanical Phenomena Shoes body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Physical therapy Female human activities |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Physical Therapy. 26:411-417 |
| ISSN: | 0898-5669 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/pep.0000000000000084 |
| Popis: | To examine the effects of different torsional flexibilities of shoes on gait and stability in children who are newly walking.Twenty-five children walking 5 months or less were evaluated barefoot and in 4 shoes with different torsional flexibilities (UltraFlex, MidFlex, LowFlex, and Stiff). Gait pattern was assessed using GaitMatII. Stability was determined by the number of stumbles/falls during functional tasks.Stance time was shorter barefoot compared with all shoe conditions (P = .000). Stance time was shorter in UltraFlex than in LowFlex (P = .000). Step width was wider in UltraFlex than in MidFlex and LowFlex (P = .028). Velocity, step length, and the number of stumbles/falls did not differ significantly across shoe conditions. Children walking for 2 months or less had significantly more stumbles and falls than children walking more than 2 months (P = .003).Stance time and step width differ across shoe conditions. Stability does not differ across shoe conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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