Obese adults walk differently in shoes than while barefoot
| Autor: | Gary D. Heise, Jeremy D. Smith, Kevin D. Dames, David S. Hydock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Knee Joint Biophysics Kinematics Overweight Barefoot 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Obesity Ground reaction force Range of Motion Articular Gait Rehabilitation 030229 sport sciences Biomechanical Phenomena Shoes Walking Speed Preferred walking speed Kinetics medicine.anatomical_structure Female medicine.symptom Ankle Psychology human activities Stance time 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Gaitposture. 70 |
| ISSN: | 1879-2219 |
| Popis: | Background Some comparisons between walking gait of obese and non-obese adults have been made during barefoot conditions, and others while shod. Methodological differences, footwear conditions, and gait speed disparities among the research done on overweight individuals were the factors motivating the present study. Research question The present study was designed to compare gait kinematics and kinetics of obese adults between two footwear conditions (barefoot versus shod) at a set walking speed. Methods Ten obese (body mass index > 30 kg.m−2), but otherwise healthy adults (age = 26 ± 3 years, height = 1.79 ± 0.10 m, mass = 108.46 ± 13.25 kg) participated in this study. Ground reaction forces and 3D kinematic data were simultaneously collected as participants walked overground at 1.5 m.s−1 in barefoot and shod conditions. Results Walking barefoot reduced ankle, knee, and hip ranges of motion, and stride length, stance time, and double support time were also reduced. Kinetic outcomes included smaller peak vertical and anterior-posterior ground reaction forces and knee joint moments while barefoot. Significance Footwear condition significantly influences key gait variables in obese adults. Conflicting conclusions from previous investigations of gait in obese adults may be a consequence of differing footwear conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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