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19765996

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
This research examined the prevalence of step turns and spin turns during turning while walking in healthy older adults. The potential effect of magnitude of the turn and walking velocity on the prevalence of the step and spin turns were also investigated by examining the participants' performance as they made 45 degrees and 90 degrees turns while walking at three different velocities. Results showed that healthy older adults in our study preferred spin turns while walking either slower or faster than their natural walking speed. Only during 90 degrees turns while walking fast the participants showed a preference for step turns over spin turns. Spin turns are less stable and have a greater biomechanical cost than step turns. The high incidence of spin turns in older adults may contribute to the higher risk of falling in this population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1879-2219
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Turning behavior in healthy older adults: Is there a preference for step versus spin turns?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada. sbakram@ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article