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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"gait speed"”.
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Hip function characterization in the sagittal plane with varying gait speed
… subjects who walked at slow, normal and fast gait speeds. The hip can be modeled with a torque actuator and two independent, linear torsional springs, which are activated at different times during the stance phase of gait. The activation times consistently identify gait cycle events across all …
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Using acceleration to predict gait speed and swing time for applications to above-knee leg prosthetics
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985.
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Association of Blood Pressure and Gait Speed in Hypertensive Older Adults: The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT)
… blood pressure measures and mobility assessed by gait speed in hypertensive older adults.
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Changes in gait speed, gastrocnemius strength, and center of pressure for individuals living with Parkinson's disease
… to walk in individuals with PD. Changes in gait abilities can lead to falls, changes in independence, and decreased quality of life. The purpose of this study was to create two regression analyses to investigate the relationship of six factors with gait velocity and then gait endurance (the …
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Sagittal plane characterization of normal human ankle function across a range of walking gait speeds
… from the analysis of the slow, normal, and fast gait of 10 healthy young subjects. Thus gait-speed-dependent changes in ankle function are evaluated. Characterization of the ankle is divided into three phases of gait: controlled plantartlexion, controlled dorsitlexion, and powered plantarflexion. …
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The association between testosterone and muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function in Korean men aged 60 and older
… only muscle mass, but also muscle strength and gait speed in Korean men aged 60 years and older. METHOD: Cross-sectional observational study of 161 participants who underwent routine check-up at Ajou University Hospital Health Promotion Center from March 1st, 2011 to September 30th, 2012. …
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The identification of gait asymmetry in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Background: Gait abnormalities are common in children with JIA, and early detection is crucial to reduce walking disability, which is a significant aspect of daily life. Analyzing gait in this population provides vital information about joint issues and walking patterns, guiding treatment goals. …
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The Role of Executive Function in 400m Walk Performance
… individual’s capacity for independent living. Gait speed (GS) is a single measure used to quantify MD as well as being a powerful predictor of outcomes related to falls, mortality, hospitalization, CVD and disability. Musculo-skeletal factors, neurological factors and chronic disease all …
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In hospital functional assessments in the elderly and their association to post discharge health outcomes
… community: hand grip and knee extensor strength, gait speed, the Short Physical Performance Battery, and self report activities of daily living (ADL) disability. The use of many of these measures among older adults in context of acute illness and hospitalization is relatively novel, however. …
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Fitness, body composition, and depressive symptoms in healthy and depressed adults and older adults
… (SFT), Short Physical Performance Scale (SPPB), gait speed, handgrip, and cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET). Body composition was assessed by body mass index (BMI), fat mass and muscle mass percentages obtained using a multifrequency bioimpedance, and waist and hip circumferences. Depressive …
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Evaluation of gait kinematics and kinetics using a powered ankle-foot orthosis for gait assistance in people with multiple sclerosis
Gait impairment is one of the many motor symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) but has the largest perceived impact on overall quality of life for people with the disease. Currently, there is no cure for MS and no treatments or therapies can reverse the progression of symptoms. Typically, gait speed …
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The Impact of Race on Plantar Loading and Research Engagement
… arch height index (AHI), standing height, gait speed, and weight. Participants also completed two surveys focused on research engagement and research mistrust. A multiple linear regression was used to test if race and other factors significantly predicted plantar loading. Non-parametric …
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Factors Associated with Functional Status in Community-Dwelling Hispanic Elders, in East Little Havana, FL
… cognitive function (MMSE), physical performance (gait speed, grip strength, number of blocks walked in past 7 days), psychological well-being (CES-D), physical health (BMI & self-rated health), SS (Received SS scale), and functional status (BADL and IADL), measured by a derivative of the OARS …
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Physical Function and Body Composition in Obese Women in a Clinical Weight Loss Program
… function and strength measures were obtained (gait speed, chair rise time, VO2peak, grip strength, and 1-RM leg press). Pearson product correlations among physical function tasks and body composition measures were examined. Gait speed was not significantly correlated with any body composition …
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Outcomes of Selective Percutaneous Myofascial Lengthening Surgery (SPML) In Children with Lower Extremity Spasticity
… in the knee and ankle joints interfering with gait and functional mobility (Graham, 2003). The purpose of this study was to assess changes in dynamic ROM of the knee and ankle and functional mobility following Selective Percutaneous Myofascial Lengthening Surgery (SPML) in a group of children …
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Sarcopenia and cognitive ageing: investigating their interrelationship, biological correlates and the role of glucocorticoids
… and muscle function, mostly grip strength and gait speed; and cognition and muscle function. However, I found no relationship between current cognition and muscle size in any of the above studies. Cortisol was identified as a possible explanatory factor in the relationship between both …
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Biomechanical Determinants of Altered Knee Joint Loads After 18 Months of Intensive Weight Loss
… moment (iKAM)). We also hypothesized that gait speed, knee flexion angle, and internal knee extensor moment would display positive associations with each of the knee force outcome variables.
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Senyvo amžiaus asmenų fizinio aktyvumo lygis esant sarkopenijai: sisteminė literatūros apžvalga /
… included in the systematic literature review: „Gait speed”, „Sit-to-Stand”, „ Timed up and go“, „The Short Physical Performance Battery“. When analyzing the results, it was found that high-intensity resistance training resulted statistically significance improvements in Gait speed (p=0,029) and …
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Multimodal rehabilitation for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
… function (p < 0.001), grip strength (p ≤ 0.001) gait speed (p < 0.001), fatigue (p < 0.001), and quality of life (p < 0.001). Between pre-training and three-month follow-up, participants showed significant improvement across function in daily life tasks (p < 0.01); grip strength in the dominant …
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Aging, Gait Variability, and Adaptability
… study the relationships between age, measures of gait variability, and locomotor adaptability. Measures of gait variability are used to identify maladapted locomotor behavior, motor disease, and risk of falls. The first aim was to determine the relationships between age and measures of gait …
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