Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gait
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of daily cognitive task on stiffness of old and young female adults during the gait. The study included 17 physically active younger and 18 older women, with low risk of falls. The volunteers were asked to walk on the treadmill at two differ...
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| author | Camilla Zamfolini Hallal Nise Ribeiro Marques Edgar Ramos Vieira Denis Brunt Deborah Hebling Spinoso Alex Castro Adalgiso Coscrato Cardozo Mauro Gonçalves |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of daily cognitive task on stiffness of old and young female adults during the gait. The study included 17 physically active younger and 18 older women, with low risk of falls. The volunteers were asked to walk on the treadmill at two different gait conditions: normal gait and functional dual-task gait. The electromyographic signals were collected of the lower limb muscles. The percentage of coactivation for the tibialis anterior/gastrocnemius lateralis and tibialis anterior/soleus were significantly higher in elderly than in younger in the normal gait and dual-task gait. Our results suggest that the elderly have a greater stiffness in the ankle joint during gait normal and daily dual task gait. Thus, we conclude that challenging cognitively situations during the gait may increase the risk of falls in this population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4965a7624b4845738ffe352977f91de92022-12-22T01:10:57ZengUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica1980-65742013-09-0119362062610.1590/S1980-65742013000300013S1980-65742013000300013Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gaitCamilla Zamfolini Hallal0Nise Ribeiro Marques1Edgar Ramos Vieira2Denis Brunt3Deborah Hebling Spinoso4Alex Castro5Adalgiso Coscrato Cardozo6Mauro Gonçalves7Universidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Estadual PaulistaFlorida International UniversityFlorida International UniversityUniversidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Estadual PaulistaThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of daily cognitive task on stiffness of old and young female adults during the gait. The study included 17 physically active younger and 18 older women, with low risk of falls. The volunteers were asked to walk on the treadmill at two different gait conditions: normal gait and functional dual-task gait. The electromyographic signals were collected of the lower limb muscles. The percentage of coactivation for the tibialis anterior/gastrocnemius lateralis and tibialis anterior/soleus were significantly higher in elderly than in younger in the normal gait and dual-task gait. Our results suggest that the elderly have a greater stiffness in the ankle joint during gait normal and daily dual task gait. Thus, we conclude that challenging cognitively situations during the gait may increase the risk of falls in this population.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742013000300013&lng=en&tlng=enancianosmarchacoactivacióncaídas |
| spellingShingle | Camilla Zamfolini Hallal Nise Ribeiro Marques Edgar Ramos Vieira Denis Brunt Deborah Hebling Spinoso Alex Castro Adalgiso Coscrato Cardozo Mauro Gonçalves Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gait Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica ancianos marcha coactivación caídas |
| title | Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gait |
| title_full | Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gait |
| title_fullStr | Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gait |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gait |
| title_short | Lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual-task gait |
| title_sort | lower limb muscle coactivation levels in healthy younger and older adults during functional dual task gait |
| topic | ancianos marcha coactivación caídas |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742013000300013&lng=en&tlng=en |
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