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Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket of different weights attached at different locations
[Purpose] This study aims to provide information on safe walker-aided walking by analyzing elderly subjects’ walking with a walker pocket of different weights attached at different locations. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty elderly right-handed males participated in the study, and a walking analyzer w...
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The Society of Physical Therapy Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26696700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.3369 |
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author | Shin, Eunji Jeon, Byongjin Song, Bokyung Baek, Minho Roh, Hyolyun |
author_facet | Shin, Eunji Jeon, Byongjin Song, Bokyung Baek, Minho Roh, Hyolyun |
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description | [Purpose] This study aims to provide information on safe walker-aided walking by analyzing elderly subjects’ walking with a walker pocket of different weights attached at different locations. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty elderly right-handed males participated in the study, and a walking analyzer was used to examine their walking with a pocket attached to the left, center, and right side of the walker. The weight of the pocket was set at three levels relative to the average weight of the subject group: 0% (without pocket), 2.5% (2 kg), and 5.5% (4 kg). [Results] In terms of the pocket location, step width was the narrowest when the pocket was attached to the right side, while the other elements of walking did not change. In terms of the pocket weight, all elements of walking showed changes. A heavier pocket led to a shorter step length and stride, a greater step width, and longer time. [Conclusion] When elderly people use a pocket-attached walker, the pocket is recommended to be attached to the right side of the walker, and its weight should be kept under 5.5% of the user’s weight to ensure safe walking. |
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spelling | pubmed-46819072015-12-22 Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket of different weights attached at different locations Shin, Eunji Jeon, Byongjin Song, Bokyung Baek, Minho Roh, Hyolyun J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] This study aims to provide information on safe walker-aided walking by analyzing elderly subjects’ walking with a walker pocket of different weights attached at different locations. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty elderly right-handed males participated in the study, and a walking analyzer was used to examine their walking with a pocket attached to the left, center, and right side of the walker. The weight of the pocket was set at three levels relative to the average weight of the subject group: 0% (without pocket), 2.5% (2 kg), and 5.5% (4 kg). [Results] In terms of the pocket location, step width was the narrowest when the pocket was attached to the right side, while the other elements of walking did not change. In terms of the pocket weight, all elements of walking showed changes. A heavier pocket led to a shorter step length and stride, a greater step width, and longer time. [Conclusion] When elderly people use a pocket-attached walker, the pocket is recommended to be attached to the right side of the walker, and its weight should be kept under 5.5% of the user’s weight to ensure safe walking. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-11-30 2015-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4681907/ /pubmed/26696700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.3369 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Shin, Eunji Jeon, Byongjin Song, Bokyung Baek, Minho Roh, Hyolyun Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket of different weights attached at different locations |
title | Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket
of different weights attached at different locations |
title_full | Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket
of different weights attached at different locations |
title_fullStr | Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket
of different weights attached at different locations |
title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket
of different weights attached at different locations |
title_short | Analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket
of different weights attached at different locations |
title_sort | analysis of walker-aided walking by the healthy elderly with a walker pocket
of different weights attached at different locations |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26696700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.3369 |
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