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Spatiotemporal gait analysis of older persons in clinical practice and research

Which parameters are relevant?

verfasst von: Dr. Ulrich Lindemann

Erschienen in: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie

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Abstract

For older persons walking is a basic activity of daily life which characterizes the person’s functional mobility. Therefore, the improvement of walking performance is a major clinical outcome during geriatric rehabilitation. Furthermore, walking performance is relevant for several geriatric research issues. Quantitative gait analysis can describe walking performance in detail. Besides gait speed, various qualitative parameters related to different aspects of walking performance, such as symmetry, regularity, coordination, dynamic balance and foot movement during the swing phase, can serve as outcome parameters in geriatric research and in clinical practice. Clinicians and researchers have to decide which parameters are appropriate to be used as relevant outcome parameters in the investigated person or group of persons.

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Titel: Spatiotemporal gait analysis of older persons in clinical practice and research
Which parameters are relevant?
verfasst von: Dr. Ulrich Lindemann
Publikationsdatum: 15.02.2019
Verlag: Springer Medizin
Erschienen in: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Print ISSN: 0948-6704
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-1269
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-019-01520-8

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