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Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls
Postural and walking instabilities contribute to falls in older adults. Given that shoes affect human locomotor stability and that visual, cognitive and somatosensory systems deteriorate during aging, we aimed to: (1) compare the effects of footwear type on stability and mobility in persons with a h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7730448/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33303964 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78862-6 |
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author | Cudejko, Tomasz Gardiner, James Akpan, Asangaedem D’Août, Kristiaan |
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description | Postural and walking instabilities contribute to falls in older adults. Given that shoes affect human locomotor stability and that visual, cognitive and somatosensory systems deteriorate during aging, we aimed to: (1) compare the effects of footwear type on stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls, and (2) determine whether the effect of footwear type on stability is altered by the absence of visual input or by an additional cognitive load. Thirty participants performed standing and walking trials in three footwear conditions, i.e. conventional shoes, minimal shoes, and barefoot. The outcomes were: (1) postural stability (movement of the center of pressure during eyes open/closed), (2) walking stability (Margin of Stability during normal/dual-task walking), (3) mobility (the Timed Up and Go test and the Star Excursion Balance test), and (4) perceptions of the shoes (Monitor Orthopaedic Shoes questionnaire). Participants were more stable during standing and walking in minimal shoes than in conventional shoes, independent of visual or walking condition. Minimal shoes were more beneficial for mobility than conventional shoes and barefoot. This study supports the need for longitudinal studies investigating whether minimal footwear is more beneficial for fall prevention in older people than conventional footwear. |
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spelling | pubmed-77304482020-12-14 Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls Cudejko, Tomasz Gardiner, James Akpan, Asangaedem D’Août, Kristiaan Sci Rep Article Postural and walking instabilities contribute to falls in older adults. Given that shoes affect human locomotor stability and that visual, cognitive and somatosensory systems deteriorate during aging, we aimed to: (1) compare the effects of footwear type on stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls, and (2) determine whether the effect of footwear type on stability is altered by the absence of visual input or by an additional cognitive load. Thirty participants performed standing and walking trials in three footwear conditions, i.e. conventional shoes, minimal shoes, and barefoot. The outcomes were: (1) postural stability (movement of the center of pressure during eyes open/closed), (2) walking stability (Margin of Stability during normal/dual-task walking), (3) mobility (the Timed Up and Go test and the Star Excursion Balance test), and (4) perceptions of the shoes (Monitor Orthopaedic Shoes questionnaire). Participants were more stable during standing and walking in minimal shoes than in conventional shoes, independent of visual or walking condition. Minimal shoes were more beneficial for mobility than conventional shoes and barefoot. This study supports the need for longitudinal studies investigating whether minimal footwear is more beneficial for fall prevention in older people than conventional footwear. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7730448/ /pubmed/33303964 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78862-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Cudejko, Tomasz Gardiner, James Akpan, Asangaedem D’Août, Kristiaan Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls |
title | Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls |
title_full | Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls |
title_fullStr | Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls |
title_full_unstemmed | Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls |
title_short | Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls |
title_sort | minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7730448/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33303964 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78862-6 |
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