The association between fear of falling and smoothness of lower trunk oscillation in gait varies according to gait speed in community-dwelling older adults
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- 作者：Tsuyoshi Asai ; Shogo Misu ; Ryuichi Sawa…
- 关键词：Fear of falling ; Gait ; Accelerometer ; Community ; dwelling older adults
- 刊名：Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：14
- 期：1
- 全文大小：539KB
- 刊物主题：Neurosciences; Neurology; Rehabilitation Medicine; Biomedical Engineering;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1743-0003
- 卷排序：14
文摘
BackgroundFear 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.