The association between fear of falling and smoothness of lower trunk oscillation in gait varies according to gait speed in community-dwelling older adults

BACKGROUND: Fear of falling (FoF) is common in community-dwelling older adults. FoF and increased walking speed are associated with lower trunk oscillation during gait in older adults. We hypothesized that older adults with FoF would struggle to walk safely when instructed to walk faster than usual....

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Autores principales: Asai, Tsuyoshi, Misu, Shogo, Sawa, Ryuichi, Doi, Takehiko, Yamada, Minoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5244529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28103907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-016-0211-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5244529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28103907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-016-0211-0

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