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The effects of improved strength on obstacle negotiation in community-living older adults

Lamoureux, Ecosse, Sparrow, William, Murphy, A. and Newton, R. 2003, The effects of improved strength on obstacle negotiation in community-living older adults, Gait & Posture, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 273-283.

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Title The effects of improved strength on obstacle negotiation in community-living older adults
Author(s) Lamoureux, Ecosse
Sparrow, William
Murphy, A.
Newton, R.
Journal name Gait & Posture
Volume number 17
Issue number 3
Start page 273
End page 283
Publisher Elsevier BV
Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publication date 2003-06
ISSN 0966-6362
1879-2219
Keyword(s) Gait
resistance training
kinematics
Summary Poor mobility has been associated with age-related deterioration in muscle strength. While previous work has examined the effects of improved strength on level walking, we have quantified the effects of a resistance-training program on obstructed gait tasks using biomechanical-dependent measures. Forty-five community-dwelling participants aged 62 years or older were randomised to either a control (n=16) or experimental group (n=29). The experimental subjects exercised for 24 weeks on a progressive resistance-training program designed to improve lower body strength. Dynamic strength was assessed at weeks 0 and 24 as well as specific laboratory gait kinetics and kinematics during stepping over an obstacle and negotiation of a raised surface set at 10, 20 and 30% of each subject's leg length.
Language eng
Field of Research 110601 Biomechanics
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2002, Elsevier Science B.V.
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30002246

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
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